Regulation of blood-testis barrier dynamics by focal adhesion kinase (FAK): An unexpected turn of events

Cell Cycle

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3493-3499

  Cheng, C Yan ^a   Mruk, Dolores D ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Blood testis barrier; Ectoplasmic specialization; Focal adhesion kinase; Seminiferous epithelial cycle; Spermatogenesis; Testis; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1;

BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DYNAMICS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 70449722921     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.8.21.9833     Document Type: Review

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