Stem cells and germ cells: MicroRNA and gene expression signatures

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 505-513

  Dyce, Paul William ^a   Toms, Derek ^a   Li, Julang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Germ cell; Micro RNA; Pluripotency; Stem cell; Stem cell migration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA MICROARRAY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GENOME; GERM CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELLS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950240997     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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