Overexpression of Aromatase Alone is Sufficient for Ovarian Development in Genetically Male Chicken Embryos

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Lambeth, Luke S ^a,c   Cummins, David M ^c,d   Doran, Timothy J ^c,d   Sinclair, Andrew H ^a,b,c   Smith, Craig A ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Poultry Cooperative Research Centre   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; RETROVIRUS VECTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9;

AMH GENE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYP19A1 GENE; DMRT1 GENE; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; GERM CELL; GONAD; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOX9 GENE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; DISORDERS OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADS; MALE; OVARY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

AVES; SPONDIAS PURPUREA;

EID: 84879531361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068362     Document Type: Article

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