Expression of prostaglandin synthases (pgds and pges) during zebrafish gonadal differentiation

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-108

  Jørgensen, Anne ^a,b,c   Nielsen, John E ^c   Nielsen, Betina F ^c   Morthorst, Jane E ^b   Bjerregaard, Poul ^b   Leffers, Henrik ^c  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Danio rerio; Gonadal differentiation; In situ hybridisation; Laser capture microdissection; Pgds; Pges; RT PCR; Vasa

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LIPOCALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN D2 SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2 SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GILL; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; HEART; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LASER CAPTURE MICRODISSECTION; LIVER; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; MUS;

EID: 77954027874     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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