The heterogeneity of spermatogonia is revealed by their topology and expression of marker proteins including the germ cell-specific proteins Nanos2 and Nanos3
Authors:
- Aiko SadaASAiko Sada
- Shosei YoshidaSYShosei Yoshida
- Yumiko SagaYSYumiko Saga
- 1 December 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Developmental Biology
- Vol. 336 (2) , 222-231
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Funding Information
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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