Transcription factor GATA-4 is expressed in a sexually dimorphic pattern during mouse gonadal development and is a potent activator of the Mullerian inhibiting substance promoter

Development

Volumn 125, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2665-2675

  Viger, Robert S ^a,e   Mertineit, Carmen ^d   Trasler, Jacquetta M ^c,d   Nemer, Mona ^a,b  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Mouse; Ovary; Sexual differentiation; Testis

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031876652     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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