Ovarian Germline Stem Cells in the Teleost Fish, Medaka (Oryzias latipes)

<p>In the mammalian testis germline stem cells keep producing many sperms, while there is no direct evidence for the presence of germline stem cells in the ovary. It is widely accepted in mammals that the mature oocytes are supplied from a pool of primordial follicles in the adult ovary. In ot...

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Main Author: Shuhei Nakamura, Kayo Kobayashi, Toshiya Nishimura, Minoru Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v07p0403.htm