What is the role of international collaboration and data sharing in advancing germ cell research and addressing global reproductive health challenges?

The most common CNS germ cell tumour is the germinoma. The other germ cell tumours, broadly referred to as non-geminomatous germ cell tumours are embryonal ... Tumors that start in specialized cells called germ cells. Symptoms include a lump, swelling, and/or pain in the affected body part, difficulty breathing, cough. Growths that develop in egg cells are called ovarian germ cell tumors. These tumors may be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Biopsy. A doctor may recommend performing a biopsy to determine the type of germ cell tumor in the body. This is done by removing tissue or fluid from the tumor ... "Germ Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Germ cell tumors of the brain most commonly involve or are found near the pituitary and pineal glands in the brain. Here, we show that the feminizing effect is inherent to germ cells and is not affected by gametogenic stages or the sexual fate of germ cells. Medline ® Abstract for Reference 4 of 'Intracranial germ cell tumors'. 4: Central Nervous System Tumours, 5th ed, WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial ... Yolk sac tumors are the most common malignant testicular and ovarian tumors in children. Most yolk sac tumors will require surgery and chemotherapy, regardless ... In many animals, the germ cells originate in the primitive streak and migrate via the gut of an embryo to the developing gonads. There, they undergo meiosis, ...