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A detour in the quest for oogonial stem cells: methods matter

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Several independent groups question the reliability of an antibody-based method that is used to isolate oogonial stem cells from the ovaries of adult humans, nonhuman primates and mice.

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  1. David F. Albertini is at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, and the Center for Human Reproduction, New York, New York, USA.,

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  2. Norbert Gleicher is at the Center for Human Reproduction, New York, New York, USA, and the Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA.,

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Albertini, D., Gleicher, N. A detour in the quest for oogonial stem cells: methods matter. Nat Med 21, 1126–1127 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm.3969

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