Embryonic stem cell transplantation into seminiferous tubules: A model for the study of invasive germ cell tumors of the testis

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 637-642

  Silván, Unai ^a,b   Díez Torre, Alejandro ^a   Andrade, Ricardo ^a   Arluzea, Jon ^a   Silió, Margarita ^a   Aréchaga, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carcinoma in situ of testis; Embryonal carcinoma; Embryonic stem cell transplantation; Seminiferous tubule microinjection; Testis teratocarcinoma pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STEM CELL; CELL FUNCTION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TESTIS TUMOR;

ANIMALS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79959978831     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368910X536581     Document Type: Article

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