Expression and functional analysis of Dkk1 during early gonadal development

Sexual Development

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 124-130

  Combes, A N ^a   Bowles, J ^a   Feng, C W ^a   Chiu, H S ^a   Khoo, P L ^b   Jackson, A ^a   Little, M H ^a   Tam, P P L ^b   Koopman, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dkk1; Rspo1; Testis development; Wnt4

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

DKK1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; TESTIS;

EID: 79958707311     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000327709     Document Type: Article

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