Human Germline: A New Research Frontier

Stem Cell Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 955-960

  Surani, M Azim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION ASSAY; GENE LOCUS; GERM LINE; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GERM CELL; METABOLISM;

RODENTIA;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

EID: 84930928139     PISSN: 22136711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.04.014     Document Type: Review

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