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Hormones and reproductive cycles in Crocodilians

dc.contributor.authorMilnes, Matthew R.
dc.contributor.editorNorris, D.O.
dc.contributor.editorLopez, K.H.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-10T00:30:44Z
dc.date.available2021-02-10T00:30:44Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374930-7.10011-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/875
dc.description.abstractDuring embryonic development, hormonal influence upon sexual differentiation in crocodilians begins and continues for years until sexual maturation is attained. Shortly after sex determination, estrogen production in the embryonic ovary increases and promotes proliferation of the Müsllerian ducts, whereas the testis produces anti-Müllerian hormone, which results in its regression....
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123749307100111?via%3Dihub
dc.rightsCopyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHORMONES
dc.subjectALLIGATORS
dc.subjectCROCODILES
dc.subjectSEX DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectEMBRYOLOGY
dc.subjectUROGENITAL SYSTEM
dc.titleHormones and reproductive cycles in Crocodilians
dc.typeBook Chapter
dc.source.booktitleHormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates
dc.source.volume3, Reptiles
dc.source.beginpage305
dc.source.endpage319
html.description.abstractDuring embryonic development, hormonal influence upon sexual differentiation in crocodilians begins and continues for years until sexual maturation is attained. Shortly after sex determination, estrogen production in the embryonic ovary increases and promotes proliferation of the Müsllerian ducts, whereas the testis produces anti-Müllerian hormone, which results in its regression....
dc.publisher.locationSan Diego, CA


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