Sex-specific expression, synthesis and localization of aromatase regulators in one-year-old Atlantic salmon ovaries and testes

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 236-246

  Von Schalburg, Kristian R ^a,b   Gowen, Brent E ^a   Rondeau, Eric B ^a   Johnson, Norman W ^c   Minkley, David R ^a   Leong, Jong S ^a   Davidson, William S ^b   Koop, Ben F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Microtek Research and Development Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Immunolabeling; Ovary; Promoter; Testis

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 19A; CYTOCHROME P450 19B1; FORKHEAD BOX L2 ORTHOLOG; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR DAX 1; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SECRETORY VESICLE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TESTIS; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRAIN; GENETICS; GERM CELL; METABOLISM; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; DAX-1 ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTOR; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OVARY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SALMO SALAR; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84874411307     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: 18791107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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