In vivo evidence for the crucial role of SF1 in steroidproducing cells of the testis, ovary and adrenal gland

Development (Cambridge)

Volumn 139, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 4561-4570

  Buaas, F William ^a,c   Gardiner, Jennifer R ^a   Clayton, Sally ^a   Val, Pierre ^b   Swain, Amanda ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal development; Gonad development; Leydig cell differentiation; Mouse; Steroidogenic factor 1; Steroidogenic gene regulation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; INTEGRASES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OVARY; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84870013157     PISSN: 09501991     EISSN: 14779129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.087247     Document Type: Article

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