Germ cell sex and cell cycle

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 445-457

  Miles, Denise C ^a   Western, Patrick S ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Germ cell; Meiosis; Mitotic arrest; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELL; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; MALE; MEIOSIS; MICE; OOGENESIS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

MUS;

EID: 84857737158     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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