Structural characterization and primary in vitro cell culture of locust male germline stem cells and their niche

Stem Cell Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-128

  Dorn, David C ^a   Dorn, August ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FILOPODIUM; GERM LINE; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT CELL; INSECT CELL CULTURE; LOCUST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SEPARATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; GERM CELLS; GRASSHOPPERS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPERMATOGONIA; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

HEXAPODA; LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MAMMALIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 79951513187     PISSN: 18735061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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