Genetic evidence against a role for W-linked histidine triad nucleotide binding protein (HINTW) in avian sex determination

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-67

  Smith, Craig A ^a   Roeszler, Kelly N ^a   Sinclair, Andrew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird; HINTW; Ovary; Sex determination; Testis

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; W LINKED HISTIDINE TRIAD NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; AMP LYSINE HYDROLASE, CHICKEN; AMP-LYSINE HYDROLASE, CHICKEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOWL; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HEREDITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHICK EMBRYO; GENDER AND SEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GONAD; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPORTER GENE;

AVES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL LINE; CHICK EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; GONADS; HYDROLASES; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS);

EID: 67449119622     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082742cs     Document Type: Article

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