Description
This column shows gene expression differences between adult male and 
female tissues as described in 
Rinn et al., "The major molecular differences between mammalian sexes are 
involved in drug metabolism and renal function", Developmental Cell 
6(6), 791-800 (2004). 
Methods
Five adult mouse tissues liver, kidney, hypothalamus, ovary and testis, 
were studied.  For each somatic tissue, triple selected poly-A mRNA was prepared from 
6 independent pools (biological replicates), 3 male and 3 female.  Likewise, 3 pools 
were prepared from the ovary and 3 pools from the testis.  Each pool of RNA was derived 
from 10 individuals. Furthermore, for each biological replicate two cDNAs (technical 
replicates) were prepared and independently hybridized to Affymetrix MOE430A chips.
The biological replicates are labeled with the numbers 1,2,3.  The technical replicates
are labeled A,B.
Credits
Thanks to John Rinn for providing these data.