Molecular biology of ovarian aromatase in sex reversal: Complementary DNA and 5′-flanking region isolation and differential expression of ovarian aromatase in the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 857-864

  Wong, Ten Tsao ^a,c   Ijiri, Shigeho ^a,d   Zohar, Yonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Estradiol; Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Ovary; Sex reversal

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOCHROME P450 19A1A; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GILTHEAD SEABREAM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPAWNING; UPREGULATION;

5' FLANKING REGION; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL HORMONES; GONADOTROPINS; GONADS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEA BREAM; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX REVERSAL, GONADAL;

ANIMALIA; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 33645985179     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.045351     Document Type: Article

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