Isolation of chicken primordial germ cells using fluorescence-activated cell sorting

Poultry Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 594-600

  Mozdziak, P E ^a   Angerman Stewart, J ^a   Rushton, B ^a   Pardue, S L ^a   Petitte, J N ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic mouse antigen 1; Gonad; Periodic acid Schiff; Stage specific embryonic antigen 1

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 18944382538     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/84.4.594     Document Type: Article

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