As in mice, all somatic cell types in the immature turtle gonad initially expressed WT1 and GATA4, whereas SOX9 was restricted to the Sertoli precursors and LHX9 to the coelomic epithelium and interstitium.
As in mice, all somatic cell types in the immature turtle gonad initially expressed WT1 and GATA4, whereasSOX9 was restricted to the Sertoli precursors and LHX9 to the coelomic epithelium and interstitium.