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Spatial expression of germ cell markers during maturation of human fetal male gonads: an immunohistochemical study.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Feb 2006
Pauls Katharina, Schorle Hubert, Jeske Wiebke, Brehm Ralph, Steger Klaus, Wernert Nicolas, Büttner Reinhard, Zhou Hui
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to examine fetal male germ cells for expression of proteins associated with differentiation and maturation and to compare them with morphologically defined subpopulations. METHODS: Testes of 61 fetuses from week 12 of gestation to the newborn period were selected. Immunohistochemistry was performed using antibodies to proteins associated with differentiation of germ...
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