Expression of stem cell markers: OCT4, KIT, ITGA6, and ITGB1 in the male germinal epithelium

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 233-243

  Sá, Rosália ^a   Miranda, Catarina ^b   Carvalho, Filipa ^c   Barros, Alberto ^a,c   Sousa, Mário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Immunocytochemistry; Immunohistochemistry; RT PCR, spermatogenesis; Spermatogonia; Stem cell markers

Indexed keywords

ALPHA6 INTEGRIN; BETA1 INTEGRIN; MESSENGER RNA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM LAYER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ITGA6 GENE; ITGB1 GENE; MALE; MICROMANIPULATION; OCT4 GENE; ONCOGENE C KIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEM CELL; TESTIS BIOPSY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD29; ANTIGENS, CD34; EPITHELIUM; FETAL BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTEGRIN ALPHA6; MALE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; SPERMATOGONIA; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 84884668523     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2013.804964     Document Type: Article

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