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Abstract
Permeability of testes in sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus intermedius, was investigated by using an electron-opaque tracer, lanthanum nitrate. This tracer is able to enter the basal compartment of germinative epithelium, where developing germ cells are located. However, its ability to penetrate the gonadal lumen was reduced. An incomplete permeability barrier between the basal compartment and the gonadal lumen is supposed to exist in testes of S. intermedius.Entities:
Keywords: Blood–testis barrier; Lanthanum nitrate; Permeability barrier; Sea urchins; Spermatogenesis; Strongylocentrotus intermedius
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Year: 2014 PMID： 25310892 DOI： 10.1016/j.micron.2014.09.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Micron ISSN： 0968-4328 Impact factor: 2.251