Search on:
TESTIS-BLOOD BARRIER
Descriptors Found:
1
Displaying:
1 .. 1
1 / 1
DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Blood-Testis Barrier
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Barrera Hematotesticular
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Barreira Hematotesticular
Synonyms
English
:
Testis-Blood Barrier
Tree Number:
A05.360.444.849.700.349
A07.045
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)
See Related
English
:
Capillary Permeability
History Note
English
:
76(75); was see under TESTIS 1975
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
23171
Unique Identifier:
D001814
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS
CID-10
SciELO
LILACS
LIS