Misleading and reliable markers to differentiate between primate testis-derived multipotent stromal cells and spermatogonia in culture

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1754-1767

  Eildermann, K ^a   Gromoll, J ^b   Behr, R ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Germ line stem cell; Multipotent stromal cell; Non human primate; Spermatogonia; Testis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 125; GDNF FAMILY RECEPTOR ALPHA 1; MELANOMA ANTIGEN 4; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA ZINC FINGER PROTEIN; PROTEIN VASA; SAL LIKE 4 PROTEIN; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 4; THY 1 ANTIGEN; TUMOR REJECTION ANTIGEN 1 81; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALLITHRIX; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MULTIPOTENT STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOGONIUM; STROMA CELL; TESTICULAR MULTIPOTENT STROMAL CELL; TESTIS CELL;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84861567205     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des091     Document Type: Article

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