Transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ1, TGFβ2 and TGFβ3) null-mutant phenotypes in embryonic gonadal development

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 294, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 70-80

  Memon, Mushtaq A ^a   Anway, Matthew D ^a   Covert, Trevor R ^a   Uzumcu, Mehmet ^a   Skinner, Michael K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Knockout; Ovary; Testis; TGF beta 1; TGF beta 2; TGF beta 3

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; HOMOZYGOTE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SEX RATIO; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICE; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OVARY; PHENOTYPE; RATS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SEX RATIO; TESTIS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

EID: 53649091405     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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