Very small embryonic-like stem cells: Implications in reproductive biology

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bhartiya, Deepa ^a   Unni, Sreepoorna ^a   Parte, Seema ^a   Anand, Sandhya ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; POU5F1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GAMETOGENESIS; GONAD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIAL STEM CELL; STEM CELL; TESTIS; VERY SMALL EMBRYONIC LIKE STEM CELL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC MARKER; GERM LAYER; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SPERMATOGONIUM;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENETIC MARKERS; GERM LAYERS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA; TESTIS;

EID: 84874825503     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/682326     Document Type: Review

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