Regulation of the Spermatogonial Stem Cell Niche

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages 386-392

  Kostereva, N ^a   Hofmann, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; MALE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MALE; MAMMALS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGONIA; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 58149177434     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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