Ontogenic and sexually dimorphic expression of cyp19 isoforms in the rainbowfish, Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau 1878)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 250-258

  Shanthanagouda, A H ^a   Patil, J G ^b,c   Nugegoda, D ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Inland Fisheries Service Tasmania   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Australian native species; Maternal inheritance

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOCHROME P450 19A1A; CYTOCHROME P450 19A1B; GENOMIC DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FISH; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GONAD; INHERITANCE; MALE; MELANOTAENIA FLUVIATILIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; OPEN READING FRAME; OVARY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEOST; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

MELANOTAENIA FLUVIATILIS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 83555179073     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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