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A peptide derived from laminin-γ3 reversibly impairs spermatogenesis in rats.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2012
Su Linlin, Mruk Dolores D, Lie Pearl P Y, Silvestrini Bruno, Cheng C Yan
Abstract excerpt
Cellular events that occur across the seminiferous epithelium in the mammalian testis during spermatogenesis are tightly coordinated by biologically active peptides released from laminin chains. Laminin-γ3 domain IV is released at the apical ectoplasmic specialization during spermiation and mediates restructuring of the blood-testis barrier, which facilitates the transit of preleptotene spermatocytes. Here we...
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