Temperature-dependent sex determination and gonadal differentiation in reptiles

C Pieau, M Dorizzi, N Richard-Mercier - Genes and mechanisms in …, 2001 - Springer
In many reptile species, sexual differentiation of gonads is sensitive to temperature
(temperature-dependent sex determination, TSD) during a critical period of embryonic …

Androgen metabolism in oyster Crassostrea gigas: evidence for 17β-HSD activities and characterization of an aromatase-like activity inhibited by pharmacological …

O Le Curieux-Belfond, S Moslemi, M Mathieu… - The Journal of steroid …, 2001 - Elsevier
The annual reproductive cycle of oyster Crassostreagigas depends on environmental
factors, but its endocrine regulations are still unknown. Sexual steroids play important roles …

Expression of P450arom in Malaclemys terrapin and Chelydra serpentina: A tale of two sites

AR Place, J Lang, S Gavasso… - Journal of Experimental …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of estrogens from androgens in all vertebrates is catalyzed by the “aromatase”
complex, which consists of a membrane bound P450 enzyme, P450 aromatase (which binds …