From primordial germ cell to primordial
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Melissa E. Pepling
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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In mammals, the final number of oocytes available for reproduction of the next generation is defined at birth. Establishment of this oocyte pool is essential for fertility. Mammalian primordial germ cells form and migrate to the gonad during embryonic development. After arriving at the gonad, the ge