Sex determination and sexual differentiation in the avian model

FEBS Journal

Volumn 278, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1027-1034

  Chue, Justin ^a   Smith, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

avian sex chromosomes; bird; chicken sex determination; DMRT1; embryonic gonads; FOXL2; ovary; RSPO1; testis; WNT4

Indexed keywords

DOUBLESEX AND MAB 3 RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROTEIN; R SPONDIN 1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXL2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT4 PROTEIN;

AVIAN GENETICS; DOWN REGULATION; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; GONADS; MAMMALS; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79952855703     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08032.x     Document Type: Review

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