2009•AndrologiaRequires access

Sexual differentiation and the germ cell in sex reversed gonads after aromatase inhibition in the chicken embryo*

Hans Christian Wartenberg, E. Lenz, H. U. Schweikert

Abstract

Chicken embryos were treated on day three of incubation with a steroidal or a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor (1-methyl-androstendion, CGS 16949 A). Complete sex reversal of ovaries into testes or intermediate stages of sex reversal resulted from the inhibitory effect on oestradiol formation during gonadal development before and during sexual differentiation. Germ cell differentiation shifted from the female to the male pattern depending on the local advance of sex reversal.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 66 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Key concepts: Sexual differentiation, Aromatase, Sex reversal, Embryo, Germ cell, Biology, Aromatase inhibitor, Andrology