Primordial Germ Cell Development
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Early in development a small group of cells are "put aside" to later form oocytes and spermatozoa. This population of cells is described as the primordial germ cells (PGCs).
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Textbooks
- Human Embryology (2nd ed.) Larson Chapter 10 p261-306
- The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (6th ed.) Moore and Persaud Chapter 13 p303-346
- Before We Are Born (5th ed.) Moore and Persaud Chapter 14 p289-326
- Essentials of Human Embryology, Larson Chapter 10 p173-205
- Human Embryology, Fitzgerald and Fitzgerald Chapter 21-22 p134-152
- Developmental Biology (6th ed.) Gilbert Chapter 14 Intermediate Mesoderm
Primordial Germ Cell Migration
Migration 1 | Migration 2 | Migration 3 |
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Stages of primordial germ cell migration[2]
References
- ↑ <pubmed>19468308 </pubmed>
- ↑ <pubmed> 20027186</pubmed>| Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
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Cite this page: Hill, M.A. (2024, May 30) Embryology Primordial Germ Cell Development. Retrieved from https://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/embryology/index.php/Primordial_Germ_Cell_Development
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