Differential expression of genes for aromatase and estrogen receptor during the gonadal development in chicken embryos

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-202

  Nakabayashi, O ^a,b   Kikuchi, H ^b   Kikuchi, T ^b   Mizuno, S ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PROBE; SEX DETERMINATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA PRIMERS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; OVARY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA PROBES; RNA, ANTISENSE; TESTIS;

EID: 0031959367     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0200193     Document Type: Article

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