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Life history of the human female germ cell: Ultrastructural aspects

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Ultrastructure of Human Gametogenesis and Early Embryogenesis

Part of the book series: Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine ((EMBM,volume 5))

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The haploid germ cells are produced in the adult gonad after completion of the first meiotic division, even though the diploid germ-cell line is established during the early stages of embryogenesis, when those cells are known as primordial germ cells (PGCs) (1).

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Makabe, S., Nottola, S.A., Motta, P.M. (1989). Life history of the human female germ cell: Ultrastructural aspects. In: Van Blerkom, J., Motta, P.M. (eds) Ultrastructure of Human Gametogenesis and Early Embryogenesis. Electron Microscopy in Biology and Medicine, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1749-4_2

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