Molecular characterization of three gonad cell lines

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 242-249

  Beverdam, A ^a   Wilhelm, D ^a   Koopman, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL ISOLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RESPONSE; LEYDIG CELL; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIMIAN VIRUS 40; SRY GENE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELLS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN; TESTIS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WT1 PROTEINS;

EID: 0346689090     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074344     Document Type: Conference Paper

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