The origin and migration of primordial germ cells in the mouse

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 393-400

  Bendel Stenzel, Michael ^a   Anderson, Robert ^a   Heasman, Janet ^a   Wylie, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Migration; Origin; Primordial germ cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MOTION; CYTOLOGY; GERM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MOVEMENT; GERM CELLS; MICE;

EID: 0032130307     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1998.0204     Document Type: Article

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