Stem cell research: Its relevance to reproductive biology

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 724-739

  Nandedkar, Tarala ^a   Narkar, Madhura ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Atresia; Gonad; Niche; Oocyte; Primordial germ cells

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

STEM CELLS;

CELLS;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; STEM CELLS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037593587     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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