CD2 is a surface marker for mouse and rat spermatogonial stem cells

The spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) population in testis is small, and the lack of SSC markers has severely handicapped research on these cells. During our attempt to identify genes involved in SSC aging, we found that CD2 is expressed in cultured SSCs. Flow cytometric analysis and spermatogonial tra...

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Main Authors: Mito KANATSU-SHINOHARA, Guiying CHEN, Hiroko MORIMOTO, Takashi SHINOHARA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development 2020-03-01
Series:The Journal of Reproduction and Development
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrd/66/4/66_2020-019/_pdf/-char/en