Primordial Germ Cells in the Chordates: Embryogenesis and Phylogenesis

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CUP Archive, Sep 13, 1979 - Science - 187 pages

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Contents

Terminology of gametogenesis and gonad formation
5
General conclusions
52
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70
Site and mode of origin of the primordial germ cells
81
The formation of the gonadal anlagen
104
The migration of the primordial germ cells
113
Phylogenetic significance of the embryological data presented
128
Concluding remarks and some perspectives for further analysis
145
96
153
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170
Author index
175
Subject index
183
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