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Sry, more than testis determination?
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 Sept 2011
Turner Monte E, Ely Daniel, Prokop Jeremy, Milsted Amy
Abstract excerpt
The Sry locus on the mammalian Y chromosome is the developmental switch responsible for testis determination. Inconsistent with this important function, the Sry locus is transcribed in adult males at times and in tissues not involved with testis determination. Sry is expressed in multiple tissues of the peripheral and central nervous system. Sry is derived from Sox3 and is similar to other SOXB family loci. The...
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