Morphological and molecular criteria allow the identification of putative germ stem cells in a lophotrochozoan, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

Oocyte maturation and origin of the germline as revealed by the expression of Nano s-like in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2018) Rui Xu et al.   GENE

Molecular characterization of an adipokinetic hormone-related neuropeptide (AKH) from a mollusk

(2017) Marie-Pierre Dubos et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

VASA expression suggests shared germ line dynamics in bivalve molluscs

(2017) Liliana Milani et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Early gametogenesis in the Pacific oyster: new insights using stem cell and mitotic markers

(2017) Patricia Cavelier et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Bias in image analysis and its solution: unbiased stereology

(2017) Danielle L. Brown   Journal of Toxicologic Pathology

QuPath: Open source software for digital pathology image analysis

(2017) Peter Bankhead et al.   Scientific Reports

Localization and dynamics of primordial germ cells in the bivalve speciesRuditapes philippinarum

(2015) Liliana Milani et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Neurostereology protocol for unbiased quantification of neuronal injury and neurodegeneration

(2015) Victoria M. Golub et al.   Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

A model for germ cell development in a fully segmented worm

(2015) Mercedes Maceren-Pates et al.   Zoological Letters

Massive expansion and functional divergence of innate immune genes in a protostome

(2015) Linlin Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

Adult somatic progenitor cells and hematopoiesis in oysters

(2014) M. Jemaa et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The DEAD-box helicase Vasa: Evidence for a multiplicity of functions in RNA processes and developmental biology

(2013) Paul Lasko   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Oyster sex determination is influenced by temperature — First clues in spat during first gonadic differentiation and gametogenesis

(2013) Christelle Santerre et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Closing the circle of germline and stem cells: the Primordial Stem Cell hypothesis

(2013) Jordi Solana   EvoDevo

Stem cell systems and regeneration in planaria

(2012) Jochen C. Rink   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Evolution and development of budding by stem cells: Ascidian coloniality as a case study

(2012) Federico D. Brown et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The planarian neoblast: the rambling history of its origin and some current black boxes

(2012) Jaume Baguñ   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The oyster genome reveals stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation

(2012) Guofan Zhang et al.   NATURE

Gametogenesis in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas: A Microarrays-Based Analysis Identifies Sex and Stage Specific Genes

(2012) Nolwenn M. Dheilly et al.   PLoS One

Transcriptomic Responses to Salinity Stress in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2012) Xuelin Zhao et al.   PLoS One

Molecular markers to characterize the hermaphroditic reproductive system of the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea

(2011) Tracy Chong et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Development of a Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) 31,918-feature microarray: identification of reference genes and tissue-enriched expression patterns

(2011) Nolwenn M Dheilly et al.   BMC GENOMICS

In Vivo RNA Interference of a Gonad-Specific Transforming Growth Factor-β in the Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2011) Arnaud Huvet et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Germline Stem Cells

(2011) A. Spradling et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Proliferating cell nuclear antigen in gonad and associated storage tissue of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas: seasonal immunodetection and expression in laser microdissected tissues

(2010) Alban Franco et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

A conserved germline multipotency program

(2010) C. E. Juliano et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The proliferation and migration of immature germ cells in the mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis: observation of the expression pattern in the M. galloprovincialis vasa-like gene (Myvlg) by in situ hybridization

(2010) Mayu Obata et al.   DEVELOPMENT GENES AND EVOLUTION

Gametogenic stages in triploid oysters Crassostrea gigas: Irregular locking of gonial proliferation and subsequent reproductive effort

(2010) A. Jouaux et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

In vivoRNA interference in oyster -vasasilencing inhibits germ cell development

(2009) Caroline Fabioux et al.   FEBS Journal

Structural and functional characterizations of an Activin type II receptor orthologue from the pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2009) Hervé Le Quéré et al.   GENE

Spermatogenesis in fish

(2009) Rüdiger W. Schulz et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Testis stereology, seminiferous epithelium cycle length, and daily sperm production in the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

(2009) R.C. Silva et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Role of Sertoli cell number and function on regulation of spermatogenesis

(2008) Larry Johnson et al.   ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE

Stem Cells and Niches: Mechanisms That Promote Stem Cell Maintenance throughout Life

(2008) Sean J. Morrison et al.   CELL

Characterization of a gonad-specific transforming growth factor-β superfamily member differentially expressed during the reproductive cycle of the oyster Crassostrea gigas

(2008) Elodie Fleury et al.   GENE

Fine structure of the early stages of spermatogenesis in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Mollusca, Bivalvia)

(2008) A. Franco et al.   TISSUE & CELL