Are there preconceptional determinants of mammalian sex? A response to Boklage (2005)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2486-2490

  James, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Preconceptional determinants; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CONCEPTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; HYPOTHESIS; INHERITANCE; LITTER SIZE; MACACA; MALE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WHITE TAILED DEER; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME; ZYGOTE;

ANTIDORCAS MARSUPIALIS; BISON BISON; BOS TAURUS; MACACA SYLVANUS; MAMMALIA; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33749646515     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del226     Document Type: Article

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