This work describes the standardization of a method to obtain purified germ cell populations from testicular tissue of different mammalian species. It is a straightforward protocol that combines mechanical testis dissociation, staining with Hoechst-33342 and propidium iodide, and FACS sorting, with wide applications in comparative studies of male reproductive biology.
Lima, A. C., Jung, M., Rusch, J., Usmani, A., Lopes, A. M., Conrad, D. F. A Standardized Approach for Multispecies Purification of Mammalian Male Germ Cells by Mechanical Tissue Dissociation and Flow Cytometry. J. Vis. Exp. (125), e55913, doi:10.3791/55913 (2017).