On the development of extragonadal and gonadal human germ cells
Human germ cells originate in an extragonadal location and have to migrate to colonize the gonadal primordia at around seven weeks of gestation (W7, or five weeks post conception). Many germ cells are lost along the way and should enter apoptosis, but some escape and can give rise to extragonadal ge...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/5/2/185 |