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Serial Enrichment of Spermatogonial Stem and Progenitor Cells (SSCs) in Culture for Derivation of Long-term Adult Mouse SSC Lines
Published on: February 25, 2013
The generation of spermatogonial stem cells and spermatogonia in mammals
Agnieszka Kolasa1, Kamila Misiakiewicz, Mariola Marchlewicz
1Department of Histology and Embryology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland. ak1712@pum.edu.pl
Abstract:
Spermatogenesis is a complex series of cellular changes leading to the formation of haploid male gametes (spermatozoa) and includes mitotic, meiotic and post-meiotic phases. Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are essential for the continuous lifelong production of spermatozoa. Spermatogenesis is initiated when SSC is triggered to undergo mitosis that gives rise to progenitors, which further differentiate into spermatogonia. In this review, we describe the origin of SSCs and other spermatogonia populations and summarize the knowledge concerning their markers.
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