Derivation of male germ cells from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells: A novel and crucial source for generating male gametes

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 516-517

  He, Zuping ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FORSKOLIN; RETINOIC ACID; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAMETE; GENETICS; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84863677893     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.44     Document Type: Article

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