Drosophila spermatogenesis: Insights into testicular cancer

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-274

  Hime, G R ^a,c   Loveland, K L ^b,c   Abud, H E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Government Australian Research Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMP; Drosophila; Musashi; Stem cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; GERM CELL TUMOR; GERM LINE; INTROSPECTION; MITOSIS; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS CANCER; GENITAL SYSTEM; LIFESPAN; NOTE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MITOSIS; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TESTIS;

EID: 34547904637     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00767.x     Document Type: Article

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