Retinoic acid is involved in the metamorphosis of the anal fin into an intromittent organ, the gonopodium, in the green swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii).

Offen, Nils; Kang, Ji Hyoun; Meyer, Axel; Begemann, Gerrit

Offen, Nils; Kang, Ji Hyoun; Meyer, Axel; Begemann, Gerrit.

Affiliation

Offen N; Lehrstuhl für Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz Germany ; Lund Strategic Research Center for Stem Cell Biology and Cell Therapy, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

PLoS One ; 8(10): e77580, 2013.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24204880

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Animal Fins/physiology; Cyprinodontiformes/metabolism; Cyprinodontiformes/physiology; Metamorphosis, Biological/physiology; Tretinoin/metabolism; Androgens/genetics; Androgens/metabolism; Animal Fins/metabolism; Animals; Cyprinodontiformes/genetics; Cyprinodontiformes/growth & development; Gene Expression/genetics; Male; Metamorphosis, Biological/genetics; Receptors, Retinoic Acid/genetics; Receptors, Retinoic Acid/metabolism; Signal Transduction/genetics; Testosterone/metabolism; Up-Regulation/genetics

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tretinoin / Cyprinodontiformes / Animal Fins / Metamorphosis, Biological Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Sweden Country of publication: United States

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