Cell-cell interaction underlies formation of fluid in the male reproductive tract of the rat

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 443-454

  Cheung, King Ho ^a   Leung, George P H ^a   Leung, Matthew C T ^a   Shum, Winnie W C ^a   Zhou, Wen Liang ^b   Wong, Patrick Y D ^a  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Basal cells; Calcium; Chloride secretion; Epididymis; Transient receptor potential protein

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; CALCIUM ION; CATION; CATION CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; GADOLINIUM; KALLIDIN; LANTHANUM; PIROXICAM; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTEIN; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; TRPC3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCENCE; ION CURRENT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATCH CLAMP; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLORIDES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DINOPROSTONE; EPIDIDYMIS; IMIDAZOLES; ION CHANNELS; KALLIDIN; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; SECRETIN; TRPC CATION CHANNELS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 18544364336     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200409205     Document Type: Article

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