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Characterization of Sexual Trait Development in cyp17a1-Deficient Zebrafish.
Endocrinology - 1 Oct 2018
Zhai Gang, Shu Tingting, Xia Yuguo, Lu Yao, Shang Guohui, Jin Xia, He Jiangyan, Nie Pin, Yin Zhan
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 (Cyp)17A1 has both 17α-hydroxylase and 17,20-lyase activities, which are involved in the steroidogenic pathway that produces androgens and estrogens. Previously, a phenotype of all-male cyp17a1-deficient zebrafish generated by transcription activatorlike effector nuclease has been reported. In the current study, the mechanisms relating to Cyp17a1 that are involved in the development of sexual...
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