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PURPOSE: To verify the regulation of transepithelial resistance (TER) of Sertoli cells by Leydig cells in mouse.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Primary culture of Sertoli cells was established on cell culture plate...
PURPOSE: Although the purpose of the blood-testis barrier (BTB) is to protect germ cells from harmful influences, it also impedes the delivery of chemotherapeutic agents to the testis. This study...
Immunologic factors including antisperm antibodies play a significant role in pathogenesis of 10-20% of unexplained infertility cases. and any event or circumstance that would breach the blood-testis barrier may result...
Jeong SJ, Choi WS, Ha SB, Jeong MS, Chung JS, Baek M, Hong SK, Choi H
KMID: 2314782
Korean J Urol.
2009 Jul;50(7):704-710.
PURPOSE: Our study aimed to determine whether the severity of damage to the contralateral testis by ipsilateral testicular torsion/detorsion in pubertal rats, which have an incomplete blood-testis barrier, is different...
The relationship between Sertoli cells and germ cells in varicocele remains controversial. To study this relationship in varicocele, seminiferous tubular changes were observed in pubertal rats according to the length...
Infertility is a world wide problem affecting up to 15% of married couples. Although it is well known that male factor is the important cause of the infertility in 40-50%...