The expression pattern of a mouse doublesex-related gene is consistent with a role in gonadal differentiation

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 323-326

  De Grandi, Alessandro ^a   Calvari, Vladimiro ^b   Bertini, Veronica ^b   Bulfone, Alessandro ^a   Peverali, Giuliana ^c   Camerino, Giovanna ^b   Borsani, Giuseppe ^a   Guioli, Silvana ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DMRT1; Dmrt1; Sex determination; Sex reversal; Testis, Human chromosome 9

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME 9P; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX TRANSFORMATION; TESTIS; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0033986543     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00282-8     Document Type: Article

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