Reconstitution of spermatogenesis from frozen spermatogonial stem cells

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 693-696

  Avarbock, Mary R ^a   Brinster, Clayton J ^a   Brinster, Ralph L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PUBERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030010783     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0696-693     Document Type: Article

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