New clues to the puzzle of mammalian sex determination
AUTOR(ES)
Bowles, Josephine
FONTE
BioMed Central
RESUMO
WT1 and SOX9 are transcription factors with critical roles in mammalian sex determination and gonadal development. Recent studies in vivo clarify the roles of two alternative splice isoforms of WT1, and demonstrate that SOX9 can induce male sex determination.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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