Divergent and sex-dimorphic expression of the paralogs of the Sox9-Amh-Cyp19a1 regulatory cascade in developing and adult atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 358-370

  Johnsen, Hanne ^a   Tveiten, Helge ^a   Torgersen, Jacob S ^a   Andersen, Øivind ^a,b  

^a NOFIMA   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; NONHUMAN; PARALOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; FISH PROTEINS; GADUS MORHUA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; OVARY; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOX9 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TESTIS;

GADUS MORHUA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84877926213     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22170     Document Type: Article

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