Reply: The continued presence of stem cells and oogonia in the adult mammalian ovary

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 938-939

  Byskov, Anne Grete ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEM CELL;

EID: 84857223072     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der424     Document Type: Letter

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