Experimental approaches to the study of primordial germ cell lineage and proliferation

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-206

  De Felici, M ^a   Scaldaferri, M L ^a   Lobascio, M ^a   Iona, S ^a   Nazzicone, V ^a   Klinger, F G ^a   Farini, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differentation; Meiosis; Mitosis; Primordial germ cell; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPERIMENTATION; FEMALE; GERM LINE; GONAD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINEAGE; GERM CELLS; GONADS; HUMANS;

EID: 2942605085     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmh020     Document Type: Review

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