Mammalian Germ Cells: Birth, Sex, and Immortality.
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Sex determination in mammalian germ cells
Germ cells are the precursors of the sperm and oocytes and hence are critical for survival of the species. In mammals, they are specified during fetal life, migrate to the developing gonads and then undergo a critical period during which they are instructed, by the soma, to adopt the appropriate sexual fate. In a fetal ovary, germ cells enter meiosis and commit to oogenesis, whereas in a fetal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell Structure and Function
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0386-7196,1347-3700
DOI: 10.1247/csf.26.119