A seamless trespass: Germ cell migration across the seminiferous epithelium during spermatogenesis

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 549-556

  Wang, Claire Q F ^a   Cheng, C Yan ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; JUNCTIONAL ADHESION MOLECULE A; NECTIN 1; VIRUS RECEPTOR;

BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MIGRATION; GERM CELL; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELL MOVEMENT; GERM CELLS; MALE; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 34547944722     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200704061     Document Type: Short Survey

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