2003年5月
Functional assessment of self-renewal activity of male germline stem cells following cytotoxic damage and serial transplantation
BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
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- 巻
- 68
- 号
- 5
- 開始ページ
- 1801
- 終了ページ
- 1807
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1095/biolreprod.102.012575
- 出版者・発行元
- SOC STUDY REPRODUCTION
Spermatogenesis is dependent on a small population of stem cells. Although stem cells are believed to expand infinitely, there is little functional evidence regarding whether spermatogonial stem cells can increase in their number. Using the spermatogonial transplantation technique, we evaluated the proliferative potential of spermatogonial stem cells in two models of regeneration. After busulfan injection to deplete stem cells, the surviving stem cells were able to expand by at least 15.8-fold within 2 mo. On the other hand, a serial transplantation study indicated that one transplanted stem cell was able to expand by 3.8-and 12-fold within 2 and 4 mo, respectively. These results provide direct functional evidence for the expansion of stem cells and establish the basis for further characterization of the stem cell self-renewal process.
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- DOI : 10.1095/biolreprod.102.012575
- ISSN : 0006-3363
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000182589700042