Primordial germ cell development in zebrafish

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 489-495

  Raz, Erez ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell migration; Germ plasm; PGC; Primordial germ cells; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAMETE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0036920165     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1084952102001027     Document Type: Review

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