Epigenetics of sex determination and gonadogenesis

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 242, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 360-370

  Piferrer, Francesc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Control of reproduction; Disorders of sexual development; DNA methylation; Global change; Histone modification; Non coding RNAs; Polycomb trithorax; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENOMICS; GERM LINE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRODUCTION; SEX DETERMINATION; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GONADS; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84875505331     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23924     Document Type: Article

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