Dazl promotes germ cell differentiation from embryonic stem cells

Journal of Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-103

  Yu, Zhuo ^a   Ji, Ping ^a   Cao, Jinping ^a   Zhu, Shu ^a   Li, Yao ^b   Zheng, Lin ^b   Chen, Xuejin ^b   Feng, Lixin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Dazl; Embryonic stem cells; Oocyte; Sperm

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DAZL PROTEIN, MOUSE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NANOG PROTEIN, MOUSE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77449153163     PISSN: 16742788     EISSN: 17594685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjp026     Document Type: Article

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