In vitro derivation of germ cells from embryonic stem cells in mammals

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 586-594

  Zhou, Guang Bin ^a,b   Meng, Qing Gang ^c   Li, Ning ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; RETINOIC ACID;

CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL GROWTH; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; INNER CELL MASS; MAMMAL; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955613713     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21187     Document Type: Review

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