Abstract
Asexual reproduction in the annelid Enchytraeus japonensis entails the regeneration of primordial germ cells from body parts that lack gonads. New primordial germ cells arise from piwi-expressing germline stem cells that are distinct from somatic stem cells.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Differentiation
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Germ Cells / physiology*
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Oligochaeta / cytology
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Oligochaeta / physiology*
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Proteins / metabolism
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Regeneration*
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Reproduction, Asexual / physiology*
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Stem Cells / physiology
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Turbellaria / cytology
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Turbellaria / physiology