Analysis of the p450 aromatase gene expression in the Xenopus brain and gonad

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 3-5, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Iwabuchi, Junshin ^a   Wako, Syun ^a   Tanaka, Tatsuya ^a   Ishikawa, Azusa ^a   Yoshida, Yuki ^a   Miyata, Shohei ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Gonad; p450 aromatase gene; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOCHROME P450; MESSENGER RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS;

EID: 34548496299     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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