The reciprocal relationship between primordial germ cells and pluripotent stem cells

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 753-761

  Pirouz, Mehdi ^a   Klimke, Alexander ^a   Kessel, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Pluripotency; Pluripotent stem cell; Primordial germ cell; Reproductive medicine

Indexed keywords

CELL FATE; CELL MATURATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ECTODERM; HISTONE MODIFICATION; INNER CELL MASS; NONHUMAN; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 84865129550     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: 14321440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00109-012-0912-1     Document Type: Review

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