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Establishment of stem cell identity in the Drosophila germline.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Dec 1997
Bhat K M, Schedl P
Abstract excerpt
In the adult Drosophila ovary the continuous production of eggs depends upon a small group of stem cells located at the anterior tip of the germarium. These stem cells divide asymmetrically to self renew and to generate a cystoblast, which in females is committed to the oocyte differentiation pathway. While much is known about the development of poststem cell cystoblasts, little is known about when stem cells are...
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