A Depleted Pool (IMAGE)

Brown University

A Depleted Pool

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Mice lacking the gene for the protein TAF4b (right) produce fewer undifferentiated germ cells (green) than mice with the gene (left). This leads to a decreased ability to keep sperm production going after about a month or so of initial fertility.

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Freiman lab/Brown University

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