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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Effects of retinoic acid (RA) on the growth of mouse primordial germ cells (PGC) were studied using an in vitro coculture system. Addition of RA to the culture medium markedly increased the number of PGC of the migratory phase and also significantly retarded the depletion of gonadal PGC. We observed stimulation of mitotic activity by RA treatment at all stages of PGC examined (8.5, 11.5, and 13.5 days postcoitum), even in the absence of feeder cells. From these results, we conclude that RA affects PGC directly to promote their survival and proliferation and that the RA-induced intracellular signal may have a crucial role in the development of PGC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0012-1606
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
168
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
683-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Retinoic acid is a potent growth activator of mouse primordial germ cells in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
Mammalian Development Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't