Building an ovary: Insights into establishment of somatic cell lineages in the mouse

Sexual Development

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 243-251

  Nicol, Barbara ^a   Yao, Humphrey H C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; FOXL2; Granulosa cells; Ovary; Sex determination; Theca cells; WNT pathway

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; FOLLISTATIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL LINEAGE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL LINEAGE; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MICE; OVARY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84925343191     PISSN: 16615425     EISSN: 16615433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000358072     Document Type: Article

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