Dimorphic expression of dmrt1 and cyp19a1 (ovarian aromatase) during early gonadal development in pejerrey, Odontesthes bonariensis

Sexual Development

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 316-324

  Fernandino, J I ^a   Hattori, R S ^b   Shinoda, T ^b   Kimura, H ^b   Strobl Mazzulla, P H ^a   Strussmann C A ^b   Somoza, G M ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

cyp19a1; dmrt1; Gonadaldifferentiation; Pejerrey; TSD

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; DOUBLESEX MALEABNORMAL 3 RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; ESTRADIOL; FADROZOLE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ODONTESTHES BONARIENSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TELEOST; TEMPERATURE; UPREGULATION; VIRILIZATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FISHES; LARVA; MALE; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ODONTESTHES BONARIENSIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 62249162098     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000195681     Document Type: Article

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