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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.
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- Testis-Blood Barrier
- Barrier, Blood-Testis
- Barrier, Testis-Blood
- Barriers, Blood-Testis
- Barriers, Testis-Blood
- Blood Testis Barrier
- Blood-Testis Barriers
- Testis Blood Barrier
- Testis-Blood Barriers
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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coord IM with endogenous substance /metab (IM) or exogenous substance /pharmacokin (IM)
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76(75); was see under TESTIS 1975
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- Testis (1966-1974)
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- National Library of Medicine. Blood-Testis Barrier. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001814. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001814
- Blood-Testis Barrier. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%E2%80%93testis_barrier
- Blood-Testis Barrier. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q489842