Establishment of a Simple and Effective Method for Isolating Male Germline Stem Cells (GSCs) from Testicular Cells of Neonatal and Adult Mice
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Kim Kye-Seong
(Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Hanyang University College of Medicine)
Lim Jung-Jin (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) Yang Yun-Hee (Fertility Center of CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, Pochon CHA University) Kim Soo-Kyoung (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) Yoon Tae-Ki (Fertility Center of CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, Pochon CHA University) Cha Kwang-Yul (Fertility Center of CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, Pochon CHA University) Lee Dong-Ryul (Fertility Center of CHA General Hospital, CHA Research Institute, Pochon CHA University) |
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