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This article describes the isolation of germ-cell precursors from human ovary tissues collected during various gynecological operations. Two cell cultures were established from tunica albuginea tissue. These cells were assayed by immunocytochemical and histological staining and PCR. The study confirms the presence of precursor cells in ovaries of reproductive age women.
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Original Russian Text © A.M. Polstyanoy, U.I. Sheina, A.V. Eremeev, G.N. Polstyanaya, A.V. Svetlakov, 2013, published in Tsitologiya, 2013, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 868–873.
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Polstyanoy, A.M., Sheina, U.I., Eremeev, A.V. et al. Isolation of germ-cell precursors from human ovary tissue. Cell Tiss. Biol. 8, 198–203 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990519X14030109
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