Isolation and characterization of sexual dimorphism genes expressed in chicken embryonic gonads

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-294

  Feng, Yanping ^a   Peng, Xiuli ^a   Li, Shijun ^a   Gong, Yanzhang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chicken; Gonad; Sex differentiation; Suppression subtractive hybridization

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; DNA SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETICS; GONAD; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OVARY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE LIBRARY; GONADS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX FACTORS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66549100277     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmp012     Document Type: Article

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