WT1-mediated gene regulation in early urogenital ridge development

Sexual Development

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 238-254

  Klattig, J ^a   Sierig, R ^a   Kruspe, D ^a   Makki, M S ^a   Englert, C ^a,b  

^a FRITZ LIPMANN INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coelomic epithelium; Gata4; Gonad; Mesonephros; Microarray; Muc16; Sex determination; Wilms tumor

Indexed keywords

WT1 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GONAD; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GATA4 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); UROGENITAL SYSTEM; WT1 PROTEINS;

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EID: 34547767003     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000104774     Document Type: Article

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