Derivation of germ cells from mouse embryonic stem cells

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 697-706

  Wu, Ming Yih ^a   Chow, Song Nan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Embryo; Embryonic development; Germ cells; Review; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CELL MARKER; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; PROTEIN MVH; RNA HELICASE; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 1; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FIGALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GERM CELL; MOUSE; OOCYTE; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GERM CELLS; MICE; OOCYTES; STEM CELLS;

EID: 33644873647     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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