The origin and migration of primordial germ cells in sturgeons.

Primordial germ cells (PGCs) arise elsewhere in the embryo and migrate into developing gonadal ridges during embryonic development. In several model animals, formation and migration patterns of PGCs have been studied, and it is known that these patterns vary. Sturgeons (genus Acipenser) have great p...

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Main Authors: Taiju Saito, Martin Pšenička, Rie Goto, Shinji Adachi, Kunio Inoue, Katsutoshi Arai, Etsuro Yamaha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3914811?pdf=render