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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:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
chemistry cytology
drug effects embryology
enzymology growth & development
immunology injuries
innervation metabolism
microbiology pathology
physiology physiopathology
parasitology radiography
radiation effects radionuclide imaging
secretion surgery
transplantation ultrastructure
ultrasonography virology
Record Number:   23171 
Unique Identifier:   D001814 

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