Regulation of Sertoli cell tight junction dynamics in the rat testis via the nitric oxide synthase/soluble guanylate cyclase/3′,5′-cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase G signaling pathway: An in vitro study

Endocrinology

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3114-3129

  Lee, Nikki P Y ^a   Cheng, C Yan ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; ACTIN; ALPHA TUBULIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE INHIBITOR; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; KT 5823; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OCCLUDIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIMENTIN; ZINC ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL CULTURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, OUTBRED STRAINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PROTOPORPHYRINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SERTOLI CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOCYTES; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0038310271     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2002-0167     Document Type: Article

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