Sexual dimorphism of gonadal structure and gene expression in germ cell-deficient loach, a teleost fish

Germ cell-deficient fish usually develop as phenotypic males. Thus, the presence of germ cells is generally considered to be essential for female gonadal differentiation or the maintenance of ovarian structure. However, little is known of the role of germ cells in the determination of the sexual fat...

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