Germ cell development in the XXY mouse: Evidence that X chromosome reactivation is independent of sexual differentiation

Developmental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 229-238

  Mroz, K ^a   Carrel, L ^a   Hunt, P A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033104435     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9160     Document Type: Article

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