Charting the course of ovarian development in vertebrates

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4 SPEC., 2002, Pages 503-510

  Loffler, Kelly A ^a   Koopman, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Germ cells; Gonadogenesis; Ovary; Reproduction; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

CELL FATE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HISTOGENESIS; MEIOSIS; MESODERM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIMORDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS;

VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MESODERM; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVARY; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX REVERSAL, GONADAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS;

EID: 0036369803     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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