Foxl2 gene and the development of the ovary: A story about goat, mouse, fish and woman

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 377-382

  Baron, Daniel ^a   Batista, Frank ^b   Chaffaux, Stéphane ^a   Cocquet, Julie ^b   Cotinot, Corinne ^c   Cribiu, Edmond ^a   De Baeree, Elfride ^d   Guiguen, Yann ^a   Jaubert, Francis ^b   Pailhoux, Eric ^c   Pannetier, Maëlle ^c   Vaiman, Daniel ^b   Vigier, Bernard ^c   Veitia, Reiner ^a   Fellous, Marc ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BPES; Comparative Genomics; FOXL2; Ovary; PIS

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOXL2 GENE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HUMAN; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; POLLED INTERSEX SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SRY GENE; SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; FISHES; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GOATS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; OVARY; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX REVERSAL, GONADAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 21844432143     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2005028     Document Type: Review

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