Dmrt1 expression in response to estrogen treatment in a reptile with temperature-dependent sex determination

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 306, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-139

  Murdock, Chris ^a   Wibbels, Thane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DMRT1 PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; OVUM; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TURTLES;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33645785375     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21076     Document Type: Article

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