Intercellular adhesion molecule-2 is involved in apical ectoplasmic specialization dynamics during spermatogenesis in the rat

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-86

  Xiao, Xiang ^a   Cheng, C Yan ^a   Mruk, Dolores D ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium chloride; Cell junction; ICAM2; Testis

Indexed keywords

AFADIN; BETA1 INTEGRIN; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; F ACTIN; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE 2; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 2; LIPOCORTIN 2; NECTIN 3; PROTEIN SRC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIN; ICAM2 PROTEIN, RAT; ISOPROTEIN; NECTINS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APICAL ECTOPLASMIC SPECIALIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; POLLUTANT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UPREGULATION;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD29; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MALE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SERTOLI CELLS; SPERM HEAD; SPERMATIDS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; UP-REGULATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874441361     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-12-0434     Document Type: Article

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