Junctional contacts between Sertoli cells in normal and aspermatogenic rat seminiferous epithelium contain α6β1 integrins, and their formation is controlled by follicle-stimulating hormone

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 371-378

  Salanova, Michele ^a   Ricci, Giulia ^a   Boitani, Carla ^a   Stefanini, Mario ^a   De Grossi, Stefania ^a   Palombi, Fioretta ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ist di Istol ed Embriol G   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INTEGRIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIATION STERILIZATION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; X RAY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD59; CELL COMMUNICATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INTEGRIN ALPHA6BETA1; INTEGRINS; LAMININ; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031885613     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.2.371     Document Type: Article

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