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Ectoplasmic (“Junctional”) Specializations in Mammalian Sertoli Cells: Influence on Spermatogenic Cells a

1991; Wiley; Volume: 637; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb27310.x

1749-6632

A. Wayne Vogl, David C. Pfeiffer, Darlene M. Redenbach,

Ovarian function and disorders

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 637, Issue 1 p. 175-202 Ectoplasmic (“Junctional”) Specializations in Mammalian Sertoli Cells: Influence on Spermatogenic Cellsa A. WAYNE VOGL, A. WAYNE VOGL Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3Search for more papers by this authorDAVID C. PFEIFFER, DAVID C. PFEIFFER Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3Search for more papers by this authorDARLENE M. REDENBACH, DARLENE M. REDENBACH Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3Search for more papers by this author A. WAYNE VOGL, A. WAYNE VOGL Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3Search for more papers by this authorDAVID C. PFEIFFER, DAVID C. PFEIFFER Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3Search for more papers by this authorDARLENE M. REDENBACH, DARLENE M. REDENBACH Department of Anatomy Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z3Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1991 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb27310.xCitations: 53 a The work reported in this review was supported by grants from the Medical Research Council of Canada (Grant MT-8020) and the British Columbia Health Care Research Foundation (Grants 15(89-2) and 31(88-2)). David Pfeiffer was supported by a predoctoral fellowship from the British Columbia Medical Services Foundation. Darlene Redenbach was supported by an MRC predoctoral scholarship. 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