Regulation, expression and characterization of aromatase (cyp19b1) transcripts in ovary and testis of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-125

  von Schalburg, Kristian R ^a   Yasuike, Motoshige ^a   Davidson, William S ^b   Koop, Ben F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 UTR; Aromatase; Gene expression; Ovary; Reproduction; Testis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450 REDUCTASE; PROTEIN FOXL2; PROTEIN SF 1; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; EXON; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; INTRON; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; START CODON; TESTIS;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 71849090314     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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