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736673

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
Complicated interdigitation-like junctions between the immature Sertoli cells were frequently observed in prepubertal testis (3--8-year-old). Tight or gap junctions could not be found. Subsurface cisternae appear in the testes of 7 and 8-year-old boys. In pubertal testis (11 to 13 years old), junctional specializations between Sertoli cells are composed of membrane fusions, bundles of microfilaments and associated cisternae. These tight junctions block the deep penetration of lanthanum into the seminiferous tubules. The lanthanum-filled Sertoli junctions show characteristic features of membrane fusions. In the seminiferous tubules spermatocytes were not present at 11 years of age but complete spermatogenesis was noted at 12-13 years of age. It is suggested that the human blood-testis barrier is estabilished shortly before or after the spermatogonia proliferate to give rise to primary spermatocytes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0148-5016
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
211-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Fine structure and development of Sertoli junctions in human testis.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article