Table 2.
Few Sex Differences Discovered in the Pituitary at Postnatal Day 1 by Microarray
| Gene | Fold Change | P Value |
|---|---|---|
| Higher in males | ||
| Ddx3y | 11.6176 | 4.3006E-11 |
| Eif2s3y | 10.2549 | 6.8983E-05 |
| Uty | 1.6276 | 0.0142 |
| Higher in females | ||
| Xist | 5.1038 | 1.6954E-07 |
| Xist | 2.9461 | 5.5872E-06 |
| Lhb | 3.7814 | 1.5293E-04 |
| Eif2s3x | 1.5297 | .0218 |
| Icam5 | 1.4555 | .0290 |
| Fshb | 2.5616 | .0561 |
Few sex differences discovered in the pituitary at postnatal day 1 by microarray. Microarray analysis of PND1 control pituitaries showed few genes to be differentially expressed between males and females, of which only 3 are not sex chromosome linked: Lhb, Fshb, and Icam5.