Sex determination in mammalian germ cells

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 427-432

  Spiller, Cassy M ^a   Bowles, Josephine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

germ cells; meiosis; oocytes; sex determination processes; spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; RETINOIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

GERM CELL; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MITOSIS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MITOSIS; OOGENESIS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 84928989655     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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