Sufficient numbers of early germ cells are essential for female sex development in zebrafish.

The sex determination for zebrafish is controlled by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. The determination of sex in zebrafish has been suggested to rely on a mechanism that is affected by germ cell-derived signals. To begin our current study, a simplified and efficient germ cell-spe...

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Main Authors: Xiangyan Dai, Xia Jin, Xiaowen Chen, Jiangyan He, Zhan Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4332673?pdf=render