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. 2020 Nov 2;30(21):R1327-R1330.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.08.088.

Sexual Dimorphism: Ecdysone Modulates Sex Differences in the Gut

Jason W Millington  1 , Elizabeth J Rideout  2
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Sexual Dimorphism: Ecdysone Modulates Sex Differences in the Gut

Jason W Millington et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Sex differences in the Drosophila gut were discovered only recently. Recent work significantly extends our understanding of how steroid hormones specify these male-female differences by revealing a key role for ecdysone in regulating intestinal stem cell proliferation.

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