XX germ cells: The difference between an ovary and a testis

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-6

  Whitworth, Deanne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031893144     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(98)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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