
Figure 5. Immunohistochemical detection of SOX9 (pink), anti-Müllerian hormone
(green), and Laminin 1 (Lama1; white) in newborn
Wnt4–/–;Foxl2–/– double knockout
ovary showing testis tubules and extensive Sox9 expression (A, B) that
are absent in newborn Wnt4–/–;Foxl2+/–
knockout ovary (C) and present in a control testis (D). Large
tubular structures that are located near the hilum of the dysgenetic ovaries
and express SOX9 but not AMH (A–C) correspond to the rete and
directly communicate with malelike internal genitalia. Nuclei are
counterstained with 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (blue).