Toshiaki Noce

Embryonic stem cells can form germ cells <i>in vitro</i>

Yayoi Toyooka, Naoki Tsunekawa, Ryuko Akasu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 699 citations · Full text

The mouse homolog of <i>Drosophila Vasa</i> is required for the development of male germ cells

Satomi Tanaka, Yayoi Toyooka, Ryuko Akasu et al. · Genes & Development · 2000 · 622 citations · Full text

Expression and intracellular localization of mouse Vasa-homologue protein during germ cell development

Yayoi Toyooka, Naoki Tsunekawa, Yoshihiko Takahashi et al. · Mechanisms of Development · 2000 · 541 citations

Germ Cell Biology, Cell Lineage, Developmental Biology +12

Isolation of a DEAD-family protein gene that encodes a murine homolog of Drosophila vasa and its specific expression in germ cell lineage.

Yuko Fujiwara, Tohru Komiya, Hidetaka Kawabata et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1994 · 446 citations · Full text

Murine Homolog, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +24

Isolation of chicken <i>vasa</i> homolog gene and tracing the origin of primordial germ cells

Naoki Tsunekawa, Mitsuru Naito, Yasuhiro Sakai et al. · Development · 2000 · 412 citations

Spermatogenesis, Genetics, Primordial Germ Cells +19