Sox3 expression in undifferentiated spermatogonia is required for the progression of spermatogenesis

Developmental Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 215-225

  Raverot, Gerald ^a   Weiss, Jeffrey ^a   Park, Susan Y ^a   Hurley, Lisa ^a   Jameson, J Larry ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Germ cells; Neurogenin3; Oct4; Sox3; Spermatogenesis; Spermatogonia; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN P14; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GERM CELL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM;

EID: 20444435138     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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