In vitro culture of human testicular stem cells on feeder-free condition

Journal of Reproduction and Infertility

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-22

  Piravar, Zeinab ^a   Jeddi Tehrani, Mahmood ^b   Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza ^b   Mohazzab, Arash ^b   Eidi, Akram ^a   Akhondi, Mohammad Mehdi ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Human testicular stem cells; Laminin; Long term culture; UCHL1

Indexed keywords

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; COLLAGENASE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; LAMININ; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; TRYPSIN; UBIQUITIN THIOLESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL RENEWAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 84872949341     PISSN: 22285482     EISSN: 2251676X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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