Germline stem cells: Stems of the next generation

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 730-736

  Yuan, Hebao ^a,b   Yamashita, Yukiko M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CENTROSOME; GAMETOGENESIS; GERMLINE STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL;

AGING; ANIMALS; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GERM CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELLS;

EID: 78649632724     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2010.08.013     Document Type: Review

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