The molecular genetics of sex determination and sex reversal in mammals

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 351-363

  Quinn, Alexander ^a   Koopman, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

DSD; mammal; sex chromosomes; sex determination; sex reversal; SRY

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OVARY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SRY GENE; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENES, SRY; GONADS; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 84867000668     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1324718     Document Type: Article

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