Gonadal and sex differentiation abnormalities of dogs and cats

Sexual Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 46-60

  Meyers Wallen, Vicki N ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Hermaphrodite; Hypospadias; M llerian hypoplasia; Ovotesticular DSD; PMDS; Sex chromosome DSD; Testicular DSD; XX DSD; XY DSD

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL MODEL; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CRYPTORCHISM; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; OVARY DISEASE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; TESTIS DISEASE; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

46, XY DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARIAN DISEASES; SEX CHROMOSOME DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; TESTICULAR DISEASES; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 84857373560     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332740     Document Type: Review

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