title: Rapid atraumatic sex identification of developmental day 14-16 mice.
abstract: Embryonic mice have been used widely to study organ development. Days 14-16 are critical for sex organ development and differentiation in mice. Current methods for sex identification are limited. Even the simplest polymerase chain reaction method may injure the embryo. We determined that morphologic analysis of embryonic mammary anlagen could be used for rapid atraumatic sex identification of day 14-16 mice. The accuracy of our method was verified by molecular and anatomical approaches.
authors: College of Basic Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University , Dalian.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Song
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Song
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Xue
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Han
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Ding
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Li
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Dai
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D047108:Embryonic Development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D051379:Mice; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: anlagen; mammary gland; morphologic analysis; mouse; sex identification