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Blood-testis barrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The blood-testis barrier (abbreviated as BTB) is a physical barrier between the blood vessels and the seminiferous tubules of the animal testes. The barrier is formed by tight ...
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Blood-testis barrier - definition of Blood-testis barrier in the ...
barrier /bar·ri·er/ (bar´e-er) an obstruction. alveolar-capillary barrier , alveolocapillary barrier see under membrane. blood-air barrier alveolocapillary membrane.
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Blood-testis barrier definition of Blood-testis barrier in the Free ...
barrier. 1. a. an exposed offshore sand bar separated from the shore by a lagoon . b. (as modifier): a barrier beach. 2. that part of the Antarctic icecap extending over the sea
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Blood-testis barrier legal definition of Blood-testis barrier. Blood ...
By now, it is common knowledge among researchers that ABC transporters play a key role in the function of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), blood-CSF barrier, blood-testis barrier ...
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blood-testis barrier (anatomy) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on blood-testis barrier (anatomy), The body has anatomic or physiological barriers that tend to protect the reproductive system. The so ...
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Blood-testis barrier - definition of Blood-testis barrier by the Free ...
bar·ri·er (b r-r) n. 1. A structure, such as a fence, built to bar passage. 2. Something immaterial that obstructs or impedes: Intolerance is a barrier to understanding.
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An oncological view on the blood–testis barrier : The Lancet ...
An oncological view on the blood–testis barrier. By - Joost Bart, Harry JM Groen, Winette TA van der Graaf, Harry Hollema, N Harry Hendrikse, Willem Vaalburg, Dirk T Sleijfer ...
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Passage of leptin across the blood-testis barrier -- Banks et al. 276 ...
Vol. 276, Issue 6, E1099-E1104, June 1999 Passage of leptin across the blood-testis barrier William A. Banks 1, Robert N. McLay 2, Abba J. Kastin 2, Ulla Sarmiento 3, and Sheila ...
http://ajpendo.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/276/6/E1099
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Testicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thus, the blood-testis barrier may reduce the likelihood that sperm proteins will induce an immune response, reducing fertility and so progeny.
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Immunology of male infertility
The blood-testis barrier, the tight junctions between Sertoli cells appears to play a major role in keeping the developing spermatozoa and immune system separate.
http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/urology/male_infertility/Immunology_of_male_infertility.html
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