Differential distribution of the tight-junction-associated protein ZO-1 isoforms α+ and α- in guinea pig sertoli cells: A possible association with F-actin and G-actin

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 367-376

  Pelletier, R Marc ^a   Okawara, Yuji ^a   Vitale, Maria Leiza ^a   Anderson, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; G ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL CONTACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SERTOLI CELL; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; SERTOLI CELLS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030762957     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.2.367     Document Type: Article

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