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Two cytochrome P450 aromatase genes in the hermaphrodite ricefield eel Monopterus albus: mRNA expression during ovarian development and sex change
26 Aug 2008
Abstract excerpt
Previously, the ricefield eel (Monopterus albus) was speculated to have only one cytochrome p450 aromatase gene. In this study, however, the cDNAs encoding two distinct cytochrome p450 aromatases, cyp19a1a and cyp19a1b, were isolated. The genomic organizations of both cyp19 genes were conserved when compared with other teleosts. Northern blot detected an abundant expression of cyp19a1a in the ovary, and cyp19a1b...
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