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Identification of a Specific Sertoli Cell Marker, Sox9, for Use in Transplantation
1 Sept 2002
Abstract excerpt
The immunoprivileged environment of the testes was first described in the 1930s, and the Sertoli cell was later identified as the main cell type responsible for this phenomenon. Recent work has examined the possibility of recreating this immunoprivileged environment at heterotopic sites using isolated Sertoli cells. These studies have focused on protection of pancreatic islets and neuronal cells from immune...
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