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SUBMITTER: Houmard B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2849816 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Houmard Brenda B Small Christopher C Yang Lizhong L Naluai-Cecchini Theresa T Cheng Edith E Hassold Terry T Griswold Michael M
Biology of reproduction 20090415 2
This study describes a temporal profile of gene expression from normal human fetal testes and ovaries. Gonads from 34 fetuses between 9 wk and 20 wk of gestation were obtained from the Department of Pathology and the Birth Defects Research Laboratory at the University of Washington. Relative transcript levels were determined using the Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Plus 2.0 arrays. Sex determination occurs in the human gonad at approximately 6 wk of gestation with development of the testis driven ...[more]