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Germ Cell Differentiation

Germ Cell Differentiation is a developmental process in gametogenesis whereby undifferentiated germ cells undergo morphological, molecular, and functional specialization to form mature gametes, distinguished from somatic cell differentiation by its exclusive commitment to the germline lineage and eventual production of haploid reproductive cells.

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Nanog safeguards pluripotency and mediates germline development

Ian Chambers, José Silva, Douglas Colby et al. · Nature · 2007 · 1.5K citations

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Long-Term Proliferation in Culture and Germline Transmission of Mouse Male Germline Stem Cells1

Mito Kanatsu‐Shinohara, Narumi Ogonuki, Kimiko Inoue et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2003 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Retinoid Signaling Determines Germ Cell Fate in Mice

Josephine Bowles, Deon Knight, Christopher Smith et al. · Science · 2006 · 1K citations

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Plzf is required in adult male germ cells for stem cell self-renewal

F. William Buaas, Andrew L. Kirsh, Manju Sharma et al. · Nature Genetics · 2004 · 896 citations

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A molecular programme for the specification of germ cell fate in mice

Mitinori Saitou, Sheila C. Barton, M. Azim Surani · Nature · 2002 · 884 citations

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    Mitinori Saitou

    Kyoto University, Japan

    31 publications · 6.7K citations

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    M. Azim Surani

    The Gurdon Institute, United Kingdom

    28 publications · 5K citations

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    Leendert H. J. Looijenga

    Erasmus MC, Netherlands

    26 publications · 2.9K citations

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    Yoshitake Nishimune

    The University of Osaka, Japan

    30 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. TS
    Takashi Shinohara

    Kyoto University, Japan

    27 publications · 2.9K citations

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    54 h-index

    182 publications

    31.1K citations

  2. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    51 h-index

    393 publications

    59.7K citations

  3. Japan Science and Technology Agency

    Tokyo, Japan

    35 h-index

    121 publications

    28.8K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    34 h-index

    146 publications

    28.7K citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    34 h-index

    149 publications

    16.2K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    33 h-index

    141 publications

    15.5K citations

  7. Inserm

    Paris, France

    33 h-index

    210 publications

    18.3K citations

  8. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    32 h-index

    181 publications

    13.4K citations

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  1. Development

    157 publications · 17.9K citations

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  2. Developmental Biology

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  3. Biology of Reproduction

    90 publications · 7.6K citations

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  4. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 52 publications · 8.2K citations

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    Repository · 77 publications · 3.7K citations

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