Ontogenesis of gonadal aromatase gene expression in Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia) populations with genetic and temperature-dependent sex determination

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 313 A, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 421-431

  Duffy, Tara A ^a   Picha, Matthew E ^b   Won, Eugene T ^b   Borski, Russell J ^b   Mcelroy, Anne E ^a   Conover, David O ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER AND SEX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GONAD; HEAT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SMEGMAMORPHA; EMBRYOLOGY; HERMAPHRODITE; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GONADS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEX REVERSAL, GONADAL; SMEGMAMORPHA; HERMAPHRODITIC ORGANISMS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES;

MENIDIA; MENIDIA MENIDIA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77954671334     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.612     Document Type: Article

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