Cell-cell interactions in the local control of seminiferous tubule contractility

Contraception

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 289-291

  Palombi, Fioretta ^a   Filippini, Antonio ^a   Chiarenza, Claudia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelin; PDGF BB; Peritubular myoid cells; Seminiferous tubule contractility; Smooth muscle cells

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB;

CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PERITUBULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0036113839     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(01)00319-5     Document Type: Article

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