Genetic and cellular analysis of male germ cell development

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 497-511

  Olaso, Robert ^a   Habert, René ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gonocyte; Growth factor; Primordial germ cell; Proliferation; Testis

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GERM LINE; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033919558     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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