Stem cell factor and leukemia inhibitory factor promote primordial germ cell survival by suppressing programmed cell death (apoptosis)

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				L. Turnpenny, S. Brickwood, C. M. Spalluto, K. Piper, I. T. Cameron, D. I. Wilson, and N. A. Hanley Derivation of Human Embryonic Germ Cells: An Alternative Source of Pluripotent Stem Cells Stem Cells, September 1, 2003; 21(5): 598 - 609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Lyrakou, M.A. Hulten, and G.M. Hartshorne Growth factors promote meiosis in mouse fetal ovaries in vitro Mol. Hum. Reprod., October 1, 2002; 8(10): 906 - 911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. S. Hartley, R. A. L. Bayne, L. L. L. Robinson, N. Fulton, and R. A. Anderson Developmental Changes in Expression of Myeloid Cell Leukemia-1 in Human Germ Cells during Oogenesis and Early Folliculogenesis J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., July 1, 2002; 87(7): 3417 - 3427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				F. Guerif, V. Cadoret, V. Rahal-Perola, J. Lansac, F. Bernex, J. Jacques Panthier, M. Therese Hochereau-de Reviers, and D. Royere Apoptosis, Onset and Maintenance of Spermatogenesis: Evidence for the Involvement of Kit in Kit-Haplodeficient Mice Biol Reprod, July 1, 2002; 67(1): 70 - 79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. T. Schneider, A. E. Schuster, M. K. Fritsch, J. Hu, T. Olson, S. Lauer, U. Gobel, and E. J. Perlman Multipoint Imprinting Analysis Indicates a Common Precursor Cell for Gonadal and Nongonadal Pediatric Germ Cell Tumors Cancer Res., October 1, 2001; 61(19): 7268 - 7276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Mauduit, I. Goddard, V. Besset, E. Tabone, C. Rey, F. Gasnier, F. Dacheux, and M. Benahmed Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Antagonizes Gonadotropin Induced-Testosterone Synthesis in Cultured Porcine Leydig Cells: Sites of Action Endocrinology, June 1, 2001; 142(6): 2509 - 2520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. A. Flaws, A. N. Hirshfield, J. A. Hewitt, J. K. Babus, and P. A. Furth Effect of Bcl-2 on the Primordial Follicle Endowment in the Mouse Ovary Biol Reprod, April 1, 2001; 64(4): 1153 - 1159. [Abstract] [Full Text]

				C. T.F. Huang, S. R. Weitsman, B. N. Dykes, and D. A. Magoffin Stem Cell Factor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Stimulate Luteinizing Hormone-Independent Differentiation of Rat Ovarian Theca Cells Biol Reprod, February 1, 2001; 64(2): 451 - 456. [Abstract] [Full Text]