Stem cell niche in the Drosophila ovary and testis; A valuable model of the intercellular signalling relationships

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-149

  Palasz A ^a   Kaminski M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Oogenesis; Progenitor cells; Spermatogenesis; Stem cell niche

Indexed keywords

CELL JUNCTION; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OVARY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; LIGANDS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OVARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL NICHE; TESTIS;

EID: 74949109354     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-009-0032-5     Document Type: Review

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