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Spermatogonial stem cells share some, but not all, phenotypic and functional characteristics with other stem cells.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 May 2003
Kubota Hiroshi, Avarbock Mary R, Brinster Ralph L
Abstract excerpt
Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are responsible for maintaining spermatogenesis throughout life in the male by continuous production of daughter cells that differentiate into spermatozoa. However, no unique phenotypic markers to identify SSCs have been described. In this study, the SSC surface phenotype was characterized by using flow cytometric cell sorting in conjunction with a transplantation functional assay...
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