Single-cell RNA-seq uncovers dynamic processes and critical regulators in mouse spermatogenesis

Cell Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 879-896

  Chen, Yao ^a   Zheng, Yuxuan ^b,c   Gao, Yun ^b,c   Lin, Zhen ^a   Yang, Suming ^a   Wang, Tongtong ^a   Wang, Qiu ^a   Xie, Nannan ^a   Hua, Rong ^d   Liu, Mingxi ^d   Sha, Jiahao ^d   Griswold, Michael D ^e   Li, Jinsong ^a   Tang, Fuchou ^b,c   Tong, Ming Han ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^d NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENETICS; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; MALE; MOUSE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 85052605372     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: 17487838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41422-018-0074-y     Document Type: Article

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