Sex determination strategies in 2012: Towards a common regulatory model?

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Angelopoulou, Roxani ^a   Lavranos, Giagkos ^a   Manolakou, Panagiota ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BIRD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FISHES; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; MAMMALS; REPTILES; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84857210066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-10-13     Document Type: Review

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