Abbreviations

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic hormone

AHC

adrenal hypoplasia congenital

AMH

anti-Müllerian hormone

ARID

A-T-rich interaction domain

bp

base pair

CAH

congenital adrenal hypoplasia

CD

campomelic dysplasia

CRH

corticotrophin releasing hormone

Desrt

developmentally and sexually retarded with transient immune abnormalities

DHEA

dihydroepiandrosterone

DDS

Denysh-Drash syndrome

DHT

dihydrotestosterone

dpc

days post coitum

DSS

dosage-sensitive sex reversal

Dsx

doublesex gene

ERα

estrogen receptor alpha

ER

estrogen receptor beta

ERKO

estrogen receptor knock-out mouse

Fgf9

fibroblast growth factor 9

FSH

follicle-stimulating hormone

GCNA-1

germ cell nuclear antigen 1

GD

gonadal dysgenesis

GnRH

gonadotropin-releasing hormone

hh

hedgehog

HMG

high mobility group

HPA

hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal

HPG

hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal

Insl3

insulin-like factor 3

-KTS

without lysine-threonine-serine

+KTS

with lysine-threonine-serine

LDL

low density lipoproteins

LH

luteinizing hormone

MIS

Müllerian inhibitory substance

NHR

nuclear hormone receptor

Pax2

paired box-containing gene 2

PBS

phosphate buffered saline

PcG

polycomb group genes

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PGC

primordial germ cells

Pref-1

preadipocyte factor 1

RT-PCR

reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Sf1

steroidogenic factor 1

Shh

sonic hedgehog

Sox

Sry-like homeobox containing gene

Sry

sex-determining region on the Y chromosome

TDF

testis determining factor

TGF

transforming growth factor

W

white spotting

wt

wild-type

Wt1

Wilms tumor suppressor gene 1