Wnt signaling in testis development: Unnecessary or essential?

Gene

Volumn 565, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 155-165

  Dong, Wei Lai ^a   Tan, Fu Qing ^b   Yang, Wan Xi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Sertoli cell; Spermatogenesis; Testis determination; Testis development; Wnt signaling

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; WNT PROTEIN;

CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SERTOLI CELL; SEX DETERMINATION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIA STEM CELL; STEM CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS TUMOR; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; GENETICS; GERM CELL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

ANIMALS; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84929045623     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.04.066     Document Type: Review

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