Hepatocyte growth factor modulates Sertoli-Sertoli tight junction dynamics

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 253-260

  Catizone, A ^a   Ricci, G ^b,c   Galdieri, M ^b,c,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c Unit of Sections of Naples   (Italy)

^d Dip Istologia ed Embriologia Medica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; OCCLUDIN; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UROKINASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; TIGHT JUNCTION; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; WISTAR RAT;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 44449089515     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21400     Document Type: Article

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