Germ cell transplantation

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-265

  Dobrinski, Ina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility preservation; Germ cells; Testis; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; TOXIN;

CANCER; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE; GERM CELL; GERM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PROGENY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELLS, CULTURED; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; TESTIS; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

EID: 23844457939     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872454     Document Type: Review

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