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germ cell development

Known as: germ-cell development 
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an immature germ cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure (gamete). A germ… 
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cystoblast divisiongerm-line cyst formationgerm-line stem cell divisionprimordial germ cell development

Broader (1)

gamete generation

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Male germ cell apoptosis: regulation and biology
Cellular apoptosis appears to be a constant feature in the adult testis and during early development. This is essential because… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
A role for Lin28 in primordial germ cell development and germ cell malignancy
The rarity and inaccessibility of the earliest primordial germ cells (PGCs) in the mouse embryo thwart efforts to investigate… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Role of the Dnmt3 family in de novo methylation of imprinted and repetitive sequences during male germ cell development in the mouse.
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification regulating various biological phenomena, including genomic imprinting and… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Mammalian stress granules and processing bodies.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Primordial germ-cell development: the zebrafish perspective
Primordial germ cells follow a characteristic developmental path that is manifested in the specialized regulation of basic cell… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Cdk2 Knockout Mice Are Viable
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
nos-1 and nos-2, two genes related to Drosophila nanos, regulate primordial germ cell development and survival in Caenorhabditis elegans.
In Drosophila, the posterior determinant nanos is required for embryonic patterning and for primordial germ cell (PGC… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Zebrafish sparse corresponds to an orthologue of c-kit and is required for the morphogenesis of a subpopulation of melanocytes, but is not essential for hematopoiesis or primordial germ cell…
The relative roles of the Kit receptor in promoting the migration and survival of amniote melanocytes are unresolved. We show… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Germ cell genotype controls cell cycle during spermatogenesis in the rat.
Spermatogenesis is one of the most productive self-renewing systems in the body: on the order of 10(7) spermatozoa are produced… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Extracellular matrix regulates Sertoli cell differentiation, testicular cord formation, and germ cell development in vitro
Sertoli cell preparations isolated from 10-day-old rats were cultured on three different substrates: plastic, a matrix deposited… 
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