Human adult testis-derived pluripotent stem cells: revealing plasticity from the germline.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
Age-Factors, Animals, Cell-Differentiation, Cell-Lineage, Cell-Separation, DNA-Methylation, Humans, Integrin-alpha6, Leukemia-Inhibitory-Factor, Male, Mice, Nuclear-Reprogramming, Pluripotent-Stem-Cells, Signal-Transduction, Spermatogonia, Stem-Cell-Transplantation, Testis
First Page
471
Last Page
472
JAX Location
see Reprint collection (a pdf is available)
JAX Source
Cell Stem Cell 2008 Nov; 3(5):471-2.
Abstract
A recent publication in Nature by Conrad et al. (2008) reports the generation of pluripotent stem cells from isolated human adult testicular germ cells. This work identifies a new source of stem cells for potential autologous therapeutic applications in men.
Recommended Citation
Payne CJ,
Braun RE.
Human adult testis-derived pluripotent stem cells: revealing plasticity from the germline. Cell Stem Cell 2008 Nov; 3(5):471-2.