Review article: Stem cells in human reproduction

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 405-424

  Gargett, Caroline E ^a,b  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult stem cells; Fetal stem cells; Germ stem cells; Human embryonic stem cells; Human reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT STEM CELL; AMNION FLUID; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL STEM CELL; GERM CELL; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; UMBILICAL CORD; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STEM CELL;

ADULT STEM CELLS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 38449098666     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719107306231     Document Type: Review

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