Germ cell numbers in human embryonic and fetal gonads during the first two trimesters of pregnancy: Analysis of six published studies

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2140-2145

  Mamsen, L Salto ^a   Lutterodt, M C ^a   Andersen, E W ^a   Byskov, A G ^a   Andersen, C Yding ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

first and second trimester pregnancy; germ cells; human embryos

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOMATIC CELL; STEREOMETRY; TESTIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79960551083     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der149     Document Type: Article

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