Natural history of the female germ cell from its origin to full maturation through prenatal ovarian development

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-10

  Motta, Pietro M ^a   Nottola, Stefania A ^a   Makabe, Sayoko ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germ cell; Human; Oocyte; Oogonium; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031459996     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00216-9     Document Type: Article

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