"Blood-Testis Barrier" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A specialized barrier, in the TESTIS, between the interstitial BLOOD compartment and the adluminal compartment of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES. The barrier is formed by layers of cells from the VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM of the capillary BLOOD VESSELS, to the SEMINIFEROUS EPITHELIUM of the seminiferous tubules. TIGHT JUNCTIONS form between adjacent SERTOLI CELLS, as well as between the ENDOTHELIAL CELLS.
| Descriptor ID |
D001814
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.849.700.349 A07.045
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| Concept/Terms |
Blood-Testis Barrier- Blood-Testis Barrier
- Barrier, Blood-Testis
- Barriers, Blood-Testis
- Blood Testis Barrier
- Blood-Testis Barriers
- Testis-Blood Barrier
- Barrier, Testis-Blood
- Barriers, Testis-Blood
- Testis Blood Barrier
- Testis-Blood Barriers
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blood-Testis Barrier" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 disrupts the blood-testis barrier through the induction of inflammatory cytokines and disruption of junctional proteins. Inflamm Res. 2021 Dec; 70(10-12):1165-1175.
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Testis and blood-testis barrier in Covid-19 infestation: role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in male infertility. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2020 Oct 05; 31(6).
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In vitro formation of the blood-testis barrier during long-term organotypic culture of human prepubertal tissue: comparison with a large cohort of pre/peripubertal boys. Mol Hum Reprod. 2018 05 01; 24(5):271-282.
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Zika Virus Infects Human Sertoli Cells and Modulates the Integrity of the In Vitro Blood-Testis Barrier Model. J Virol. 2017 11 15; 91(22).
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Nandrolone decanoate interferes with testosterone biosynthesis altering blood-testis barrier components. J Cell Mol Med. 2017 08; 21(8):1636-1647.