CULTURE CONDITIONS AND GROWTH FACTORS AFFECTING FATE DETERMINATION, SELF-RENEWAL AND EXPANSION OF MOUSE SPERMATOGONIAL STEM CELLS

摘要

The present invention relates to methods of identifying and enriching spermatogonioal stem cells, and compositions thereof. Further, the invention relates to methods and compositions for the isolation, maintenance and proliferation of spermatogonial stem cells, as well as methods and compositions for the identification and use of factors influencing spermatogonial stem cell maintenance and proliferation.