NANOS2 promotes male germ cell development independent of meiosis suppression

Developmental Biology

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 32-40

  Saba, Rie ^a   Kato, Yuzuru ^a   Saga, Yumiko ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Male germ cell; Nanos2; Stra8

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELL; MALE; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NANOS2 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STRA8 GENE; TRANSLATION INITIATION; TRANSPOSON;

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EID: 84888295334     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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