The apical ectoplasmic specialization-blood-testis barrier functional axis is A novel target for male contraception

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 763, Issue , 2013, Pages 334-355

  Mok, Ka Wai ^a   Lie, Pearl P Y ^a   Mruk, Dolores D ^a   Mannu, Jayakanthan ^b   Mathur, Premendu P ^b   Silvestrini, Bruno ^c   Cheng, C Yan ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c SBM Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROBENZYL) 1H INDAZOLE 3 CARBOHYDRAZIDE; BETA1 INTEGRIN; CONNEXIN 43; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE; FOLLITROPIN; GELATINASE A; INDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INTEGRIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LATE ACTIVATION ANTIGEN 6;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL METABOLISM; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ECTOPLASMIC SPECIALIZATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE EPITHELIUM; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84934437789     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4711-5_17     Document Type: Article

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