Why human extragonadal germ cell tumours occur in the midline of the body: Old concepts, new perspectives

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 256-264

  Oosterhuis, J Wolter ^a   Stoop, Hans ^a   Honecker, Friedemann ^a   Looijenga, Leendert H J ^a  

^a JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distribution; Genomic imprinting; Germ cell differentiation; Germ cell tumours; Origin

Indexed keywords

STEM CELL FACTOR; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM CELL; GERM CELL TUMOR; GONAD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLESIOMORPHY; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; STEM CELL; TERATOMA; YOLK SAC TUMOR; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EMBRYO CELL; NOTE; SERTOLI CELL; SOMATIC CELL; THYMUS;

EID: 34547918833     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2007.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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