Endocrine regulation of spermatogonial stem cells in the seminiferous epithelium of adult mice

BioResearch Open Access

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 222-230

  Caires, Kyle C ^a   de Avila, Jeanene ^b   McLean, Derek J ^b  

^a School of Math and Natural Sciences   (Georgia)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamete biology; Spermatogenesis; Spermatogonial stem cells; Stem cells; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BCL 6B PROTEIN; BUSULFAN; FOLLITROPIN; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; PROTEIN BCL 6; PROTEIN RET; RETINOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONY FORMING CELL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GERM CELL; GRAFT REJECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIAL STEM CELL; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; STEM CELL EXPANSION; STEM CELL NICHE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TESTIS;

EID: 84900327798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21647860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/biores.2012.0259     Document Type: Article

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