Preferential migration of transferred primordial germ cells to left germinal ridge of recipient embryos in chickens

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-45

  Naito, Mitsuru ^a   Minematsu, Takeo ^a,c   Harumi, Takashi ^a   Kuwana, Takashi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Germinal ridge; Migration; Primordial germ cell

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 58849093307     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.46.40     Document Type: Article

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