FSH regulates the formation of adherens junctions and ectoplasmic specialisations between rat Sertoli cells in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 381-395

  Sluka, P ^a,b   O'Donnell, L ^a   Bartles, J R ^c   Stanton, Peter G ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CADHERIN; CATENIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; TESTOSTERONE; VIMENTIN; VINCULIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SERTOLI CELL; TESTIS;

ACTINS; ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CELLS, CULTURED; FERTILITY AGENTS, FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VINCULIN;

EID: 33646816007     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06634     Document Type: Article

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