Sexually dimorphic and ontogenetic expression of dmrt1, cyp19a1a and cyp19a1b in Gobiocypris rarus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 303-309

  Cao, Mengxi ^a,b   Duan, Jundan ^a   Cheng, Nana ^a   Zhong, Xueping ^a   Wang, Zequn ^a   Hu, Wei ^b   Zhao, Haobin ^a  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Cyp19a1a; Cyp19a1b; Dmrt1; Gobiocypris rarus; Ontogenesis; Sex determination and sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLESEX AND MAB 3 RELATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; GOBIOCYPRIS RARUS; GONAD; HATCHING; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

GOBIOCYPRIS RARUS;

EID: 84861530756     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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