Pluripotency of male germline stem cells

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-121

  Kim, Sungtae ^a   Belmonte, Juan Carlos Izpisua ^b,c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c CENTER OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE IN BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Germline; Pluripotency; Reprogramming; Spermatogonial stem cells; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL RENEWAL; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TESTIS CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 81055129364     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: 02191032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10059-011-1024-4     Document Type: Review

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