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Effects of incubation temperature and estrogen exposure on aromatase activity in the brain and gonads of embryonic alligators.

During embryogenesis, incubation temperature and the hormonal environment influence gonadal differentiation of some reptiles, including all crocodilians. Current evidence suggests that aromatase, the enzyme that converts androgens to estrogens, has a role in sexual differentiation of species that ex...

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Autores principales: Milnes, Matthew R, Roberts, Robert N, Guillette, Louis J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12060834