Expression of Lhx9 isoforms in the developing gonads of Rana rugosa

Zoological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 798-802

  Oshima, Yuki ^a   Noguchi, Koki ^a   Nakamura, Masahisa ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Frog; Gonad; Isoforms; Lhx9; Rana rugosa; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; LHX9 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FROG; GENDER AND SEX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RANIDAE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; MUS; RANA RUGOSA;

EID: 35948954359     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.24.798     Document Type: Article

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