Signalling pathways regulating the blood-testis barrier

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 621-625

  Lie, Pearl P Y ^a   Cheng, C Yan ^a   Mruk, Dolores D ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood testis barrier; p38 mitogen Activated protein kinase pathway; Sertoli cell; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; LAMININ; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CYTOSKELETON; DESMOSOME; ENDOCYTOSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84872587531     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: 18785875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.12.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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