title: Bone marrow stem cells transplanted to the testis of sterile mice do not differentiate into spermatogonial stem cells and have no protective effect on fertility.
abstract: Four months after transplanting bone marrow cells into the testis, no differentiation to spermatogonial stem cells was observed. Bone marrow transplantation had no protective effect on fertility after chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Center for Reproductive Medicine and Research Laboratories for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital and Medical School, Dutch-Speaking Brussels Free University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. dorien.van.saen@vub.ac.be
authors.forename: Dorien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Van Saen
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goossens
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Block
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tournaye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome