Expression levels of Mullerian-inhibiting substance, GATA4 and 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase cytochrome P450 during embryonic gonadal development in two diverse breeds of swine

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 365-374

  McCoard, S A ^a   Wise, T H ^a   Ford, J J ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450C17; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4;

ACCESSORY SEX ORGAN; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL MATURITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TIME; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2D6; DENSITOMETRY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; OVARY; SERTOLI CELLS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SWINE; TESTICULAR HORMONES; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0036854470     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1750365     Document Type: Review

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