Steroid signaling and temperature-dependent sex determination-Reviewing the evidence for early action of estrogen during ovarian determination in turtles

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-292

  Ramsey, Mary ^a   Crews, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Estrogen; Ovary; Temperature dependent sex determination; Trachemys scripta

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TURTLE;

TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 64649105577     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2008.10.004     Document Type: Review

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