Localization of toll-like receptors on epididymal epithelial cells and spermatozoa

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 541-555

  Palladino, Michael A ^a   Savarese, Michael A ^a   Chapman, Jessica L ^a   Dughi, Mary Katherine ^a   Plaska, Daniel ^b  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Innate immunity; Male reproductive tract; Pathogen recognition; Pathogens; TLRs

Indexed keywords

TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 1; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 11; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 5; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 6; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 7; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 8; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 9;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RAT; SPERMATOZOON; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATOZOA; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS;

EID: 56149108185     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00654.x     Document Type: Article

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