The role of the Sertoli cell in active immunosuppression in the human testis

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 891-895

  Turek, I J ^a,d   Malkowic, S B ^b   Tomasjewskit, I E ^c   Vvein, A J ^d   Peehl, D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

blood testis barrier; Human Sertoli cell; Immunohistochemistry; Immunology; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS;

EID: 0030423273     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.00322.x     Document Type: Article

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