Ovarian stem cells: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

Journal of Ovarian Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bhartiya, Deepa ^a   Sriraman, Kalpana ^a   Parte, Seema ^a   Patel, Hiren ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cysts; Lineage tracing; Ovary; Stem cells; VSELs

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; REX PROTEIN; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; STAGE SPECIFIC EMBRYO ANTIGEN 4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NANOG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL RENEWAL; CELL SURFACE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOPLASM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARIAN STEM CELL; OVARY CELL; OVARY CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SMEAR; STEM CELL; STEM CELL EXPANSION; TESTIS;

EID: 84883892112     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17572215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-2215-6-65     Document Type: Article

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