Spermatogonial stem cell isolation, storage, and transplantation

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 442-450

  Khaira, Herkanwal ^a   McLean, Derek ^c   Ohl, Dana A ^a   Smith, Gary D ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANDROLOGY; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SEPARATION; HUMANS; MALE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERMATOZOA; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 20544449993     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.05062     Document Type: Review

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