DHT deficiency perturbs the integrity of the rat seminiferous epithelium by disrupting tight and adherens junctions

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-71

  Kolasa, Agnieszka ^a   Marchlewicz, Mariola ^a   Wenda Rózewicka, Lidia ^a   Wiszniewska, Barbara ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

DHT deficiency; Intercellular junctions; Rat; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; BETA CATENIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; OCCLUDIN; VINCULIN;

ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; ANDROSTANOLONE DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; TIGHT JUNCTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 79958123330     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: 18975631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5603/FHC.2011.0010     Document Type: Article

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