Fugu (Takifugu rubripes) sexual differentiation: CYP19 regulation and aromatase inhibitor induced testicular development

Sexual Development

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-322

  Rashid, H ^a   Kitano, H ^a   Hoon Lee, K ^a   Nii, S ^a   Shigematsu, T ^a   Kadomura, K ^b   Yamaguchi, A ^a   Matsuyama, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase CYP19; Estradiol 17 ; Fadrozole; Fugu; Ovarian cavity formation; Sexual differentiation; Testicular differentiation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

11 OXOTESTOSTERONE; ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FADROZOLE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; JAPANESE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUFFER FISH; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BRAIN; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TAKIFUGU; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

PISCES; TAKIFUGU; TAKIFUGU RUBRIPES;

EID: 36248971114     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000108935     Document Type: Article

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