This
focus explores EGC precursors, the Primordial Germ Cells. Topics concerning
PGCs are: cellular and regional origins, migration through tissues to
the future gonads, proliferation and mitosis, cell signaling and genes,
and how PGCs maintain their pluripotent ability.
Define:
Primordial Germ Cells are diploid germ cell precursors that transiently exist in the embryo before they enter into close association with the somatic cells of the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cells [1].
Primordial Germ Cells are diploid germ cell precursors that transiently exist in the embryo before they enter into close association with the somatic cells of the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cells [1].
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Carlson