Sexual dimorphic expression pattern of a splice variant of zebrafish vasa during gonadal development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 190-197

  Krøvel, Anne Vatland ^a   Olsen, Lisbeth Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Germ line; Gonadal development; Splice variants; Vasa

Indexed keywords

RNA HELICASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; MURINAE;

EID: 2942541260     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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