New Insights into Roles of Tubulobulbar Complexes in Sperm Release and Turnover of Blood-Testis Barrier

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 303, Issue , 2013, Pages 319-355

  Vogl, A Wayne ^a   Young, J'Nelle S ^a   Du, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Junction endocytosis; Junction turnover; Sperm release; Spermatocyte translocation; Tubulobulbar complexes

Indexed keywords

CLATHRIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL JUNCTION; EJACULATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE;

EID: 84874233218     PISSN: 19376448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407697-6.00008-8     Document Type: Chapter

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