Sexually dimorphic expression of protease nexin-1 and vanin-1 in the developing mouse gonad prior to overt differentiation suggests a role in mammalian sexual development

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1553-1560

  Grimmond, Sean ^a,d   Van Hateren, Nick ^a   Siggers, Pam ^a   Arkell, Ruth ^a   Larder, Rachel ^a   Soares, Marcelo Bento ^b,c   Bonaldo, Maria De Fatima ^b   Smith, Lee ^a   Tymowska Lalanne, Zuzanna ^a   Wells, Christine ^a,e   Greenfield, Andy ^a  

^a MRC MAMMALIAN GENETICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEASE NEXIN I;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 18544402593     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.10.1553     Document Type: Article

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