Classical and molecular cytogenetics of disorders of sex development in domestic animals

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 110-131

  Villagomez D A F ^a,f   Parma, P ^b   Radi, O ^c   Di Meo, G ^d   Pinton, A ^e   Iannuzzi, L ^d   King, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Disorders of sex development; Domestic animals

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHIMERA; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CYTOGENETICS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOAT; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HERMAPHRODITISM; HORSE; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; KARYOTYPE 47,XYY; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; KNOWLEDGE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MONOSOMY X; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SEX CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; SRY GENE; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TRISOMY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 73349085244     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000245911     Document Type: Review

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