Purification of avian circulating primordial germ cells by Nycodenz density gradient centrifugation

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-35

  Zhao, D F ^a,b   Kuwana, T ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE;

IOHEXOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKEN; COTURNIX; CYTOLOGY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; GERM CELL; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; COTURNIX; GERM CELLS; IOHEXOL; MORPHOGENESIS;

EID: 0038820071     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007166031000085382     Document Type: Article

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