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Long and winding roads: Testis differentiation in zebrafish

Orbán, László (2009) Long and winding roads: Testis differentiation in zebrafish. MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY, 312 (1-2). pp. 35-41. ISSN 0303-7207

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Abstract

Zebrafish sex determination, gonad differentiation and reproduction are far from being fully understood. Although the mode of sex determination is still being disputed, most experimental data point towards the lack of sex chromosomes and a multigenic sex determination system. Secondary effects from the environment and/or (xeno)hormones may influence the process, resulting in biased sex ratios. The exact time point of sex determination is unknown. Gonad differentiation involves a compulsory ‘juvenile ovary’ stage with subsequent transformation of the gonad into a testis in males. As the latter is a late event, there is a delay between sex determination and testis differentiation in zebrafish, in contrast to mammals. Information on the expression of several candidate genes thought to be involved in these processes has been supplemented with data from large-scale gonadal transcriptomic studies. New approaches and methodologies provide hope that answers to a number of important questions will be deciphered in the future.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH301 Biology / biológia
Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH301 Biology / biológia > QH3015 Molecular biology / molekuláris biológia
Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH359-425 Evolution (Biology) / evolúció
Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH426 Genetics / genetika, örökléstan
Q Science / természettudomány > QL Zoology / állattan
Depositing User: Dr. László Orbán
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2017 11:25
Last Modified: 04 Sep 2017 11:25
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/61381

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