The Blood-Testis and Blood-Epididymis Barriers Are More than Just Their Tight Junctions

The terms blood-testis barrier (BTB) or blood-epididymis barrier (BEB), are often described as Sertoli cell-Sertoli cell tight junctions (TJs) or TJs between the epithelial cells in the epididymis, respectively. However, in reality, the BTB and BEB are much more complex than just the TJ. The focus o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biology of reproduction 2011-05, Vol.84 (5), p.851-858
Hauptverfasser:	MITAL, Payal, HINTON, Barry T, DUFOUR, Jannette M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Autoantigens - metabolism Biological and medical sciences Blood-Testis Barrier - immunology Blood-Testis Barrier - physiology Epididymis - anatomy & histology Epididymis - immunology Epididymis - physiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Male Minireview Permeability Spermatogenesis Spermatozoa - cytology Spermatozoa - immunology Testis - anatomy & histology Testis - immunology Tight Junctions - metabolism Vertebrates: reproduction
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