TGF-β3 regulates anchoring junction dynamics in the seminiferous epithelium of the rat testis via the Ras/ERK signaling pathway: An in vivo study
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Abbreviations
AF-2364
1-(2,4-dichlorobenzyl)-indazole-3-carbohydrazide
AJ
adherens junction, a cell–cell actin-based anchoring junction type
BTB
blood–testis barrier
ERK
extracellular signal-regulated kinase
ES
ectoplasmic specialization, a cell–cell actin-based testis-specific AJ type
MAP kinase
mitogen activated protein kinase
MEK
MAP/ERK kinase
MEKK
MEK kinase
PI 3-kinase
phosphoinositide 3-kinase
TBC
tubulobulbar complex
EMT
epithelial mesenchymal transition
TGF-β
transforming growth factor-β
TJ
tight junction
ZO-1
zonula occludens 1
Keywords
Testis
TGF-β3
Anchoring junctions
Adherens junctions
ERK signaling pathway
Sertoli–germ cell interactions
Blood–testis barrier
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