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Phenotypic and functional characteristics of spermatogonial stem cells in rats.
Developmental biology - 1 Oct 2004
Ryu Buom-Yong, Orwig Kyle E, Kubota Hiroshi, Avarbock Mary R, Brinster Ralph L
Abstract excerpt
Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are at the foundation of the highly productive spermatogenic process that continuously produces male gametes throughout postnatal life. However, experimental evaluation of SSCs in postnatal testes is complicated because these cells are extremely rare and few defining morphology or biochemical characteristics are known. In this study, we used the spermatogonial transplantation...
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