Differential expression of P450 aromatase during gonadal sex differentiation and sex reversal of the newt Pleurodeles waltl

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-100

  Kuntz, S ^a   Chesnel, A ^a   Duterque Coquillaud, M ^b   Grillier Vuissoz, I ^a   Callier, M ^a   Dournon, C ^a   Flament, S ^a   Chardard, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Sex differentiation; Sex reversal; Temperature; Urodele

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; GONAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LARVA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALAMANDER; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX TRANSFORMATION; TEMPERATURE; VERTEBRATE;

PLEURODELES WALTL; SALAMANDRIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037224839     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(03)00009-8     Document Type: Article

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