Regional differentiation of the blood-epididymis barrier in stallion (Equus caballus)

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-363

  Lopez M L ^a,b,c   Fuentes, P ^a   Retamal, C ^a,b   De Souza, W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood epididymis barrier; Equus caballus; Permeability barrier; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPIDIDYMIS; FREEZE FRACTURE; HORSE; MALE; RAT; TIGHT JUNCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-TESTIS BARRIER; CAPILLARIES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; EPIDIDYMIS; FREEZE FRACTURING; HORSES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0031181560     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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