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Use of Two-Compartment Cultures of Sertoli Cells for Investigating Blood-Testis Barrier Physiology

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Function of Somatic Cells in the Testis

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Abstract

The epithelial layer formed by Sertoli cells (Sc) within the seminiferous tubules of the mammalian testis is one example of a functionally polarized epithelium. The ability of absorptive, secretory, and transporting epithelia to perform their specialized functions depends on polarization of their plasma membranes into distinct apical and basolateral domains and on the integrity of intercellular tight (occluding) junctions (1–4).

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Steinberger, A., Janecki, A., Jakubowiak, A. (1994). Use of Two-Compartment Cultures of Sertoli Cells for Investigating Blood-Testis Barrier Physiology. In: Bartke, A. (eds) Function of Somatic Cells in the Testis. Serono Symposia, USA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2638-3_9

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