Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics: An in vivo study

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 783-798

  Wong, Ching Hang ^a   Mruk, Dolores D ^a   Lui, Wing Yee ^a   Cheng, C Yan ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Macroglobulin; Adherens junctions; Blood testis barrier; p38 MAP kinase; TGF 3; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ACTIN; ADAPTOR PROTEIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; CADHERIN; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CATENIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUNCTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GERM CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; ANIMALS; BLOOD-TESTIS BARRIER; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1342283974     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00900     Document Type: Article

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