Blood-testis barrier, junctional and transport proteins and spermatogenesis

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 636, Issue , 2008, Pages 212-223

  Setchell, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-TESTIS BARRIER; CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 73949108426     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09597-4_12     Document Type: Article

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