Germline stem cell niches
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1. The anatomically simplest GSC niche in C. elegans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. The first structurally and functionally defined GSC niche in the Drosophila ovary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. The structurally and mechanistically well-studied GSC niche in the Drosophila testis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. The complex GSC niche yet to be defined structurally and functionally in the mouse testis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 5. Commonalities and differences in different GSC niches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6. Conclusions and future directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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