GDNF maintains mouse spermatogonial stem cells in vivo and in vitro

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 450, Issue , 2008, Pages 127-135

  Sariola, Hannu ^a   Immonen, Tiina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

GDNF family receptor 1; Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor; Mouse spermatogonial stem cells; Ret; Spermatogonial transplantation

Indexed keywords

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84934444545     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-214-8_9     Document Type: Article

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