Identification and characterization of germ cell genes expressed in the F9 testicular teratoma stem cell line.

The F9 cell line, which was derived from a mouse testicular teratoma that originated from pluripotent germ cells, has been used as a model for differentiation. However, it is largely unknown whether F9 cells possess the characteristics of male germ cells. In the present study, we investigated sperma...

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Main Authors: Jun Tae Kwon, Sora Jin, Heejin Choi, Jihye Kim, Juri Jeong, Jaehwan Kim, Youil Kim, Byung-Nam Cho, Chunghee Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4143169?pdf=render