The allocation and differentiation of mouse primordial germ cells

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 549-555

  Tsang, Tania E ^a   Khoo, Poh Lynn ^a   Jamieson, Robyn V ^a   Zhou, Sheila X ^a   Ang, Siew Lan ^b   Behringer, Richard ^c   Tam, Patrick P L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocation; Mutant embryo; Primordial germ cells; Sex reversal; X chromosome activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; ECTODERM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0035023136     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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