Mouse primordial germ cells produce cysts that partially fragment prior to meiosis.

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Published in Development on April 11, 2013

Authors

Lei Lei1, Allan C Spradling

Author Affiliations

1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Laboratories, Department of Embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 3520 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.

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