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Bmp7 and Lef1 Are the Downstream Effectors of Androgen Signaling in Androgen-Induced Sex Characteristics Development in Medaka
19 Nov 2013
Abstract excerpt
Androgens play key roles in the morphological specification of male type sex attractive and reproductive organs, whereas little is known about the developmental mechanisms of such secondary sex characters. Medaka offers a clue about sexual differentiation. They show a prominent masculine sexual character for appendage development, the formation of papillary processes in the anal fin, which has been induced in...
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