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Tissue preferential expression of estrogen receptor gene in the marine snail, Thais clavigera.
General and comparative endocrinology - 15 Sept 2006
Kajiwara Masaaki, Kuraku Shigehiro, Kurokawa Takako, Kato Kenichi, Toda Shingo, Hirose Hidenori, Takahashi Shigeru, Shibata Yasuyuki, Iguchi Taisen, Matsumoto Toshie, Miyata Takashi, Miura Takashi, Takahashi Yuji
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Sex steroid hormones have been widely detected in molluscs, and experiments have shown the importance of sex steroids in sex determination, gonadal tissue maturation and gametogenesis. Nevertheless, the signaling pathways of sex steroids in invertebrates have not yet been elucidated. In order to gain insights into the mechanism of sex steroid signaling in molluscs, we have, therefore, tried to isolate molluscan...
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