Gpbox (psx2), a homeobox gene preferentially expressed in female germ cells at the onset of sexual dimorphism in mice

Developmental Biology

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 181-193

  Takasaki, Nobuyoshi ^a   McIsaac, Robert ^a   Dean, Jurrien ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Expressed sequence tags; Homeobox transcription factors; Oocyte specific gene expression; Oogenesis

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN GPBOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034235283     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9741     Document Type: Article

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