Regulation of Amh during sex determination in chickens: Sox gene expression in male and female gonads

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2140-2146

  Takada, S ^a,b   Mano, H ^b   Koopman, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amh; Chicken; Sex determination; Testis

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX8; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLYCOPROTEINS; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEINS; MALE; OVARY; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); TESTICULAR HORMONES; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 24744472060     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5270-5     Document Type: Article

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