Drug transporters, the blood-testis barrier, and spermatogenesis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-223

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

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN; CATENIN; CLAUDIN; CLAUDIN 5; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P; JUNCTIONAL ADHESION MOLECULE A; JUNCTIONAL ADHESION MOLECULE B; LAMININ; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN 1; NECTIN 1; OCCLUDIN; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER 2; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTER 1; PLAKOGLOBIN; PROTEIN ZO1; SPERM ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 6; VINCULIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; APICAL MEMBRANE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL ADHESION; DESMOSOME; DRUG TRANSPORT; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-TESTIS BARRIER; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICE; RATS; SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 79951778173     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-10-0363     Document Type: Review

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