Is the Cadherin/Catenin Complex a Functional Unit of Cell-Cell Actin-Based Adherens Junctions in the Rat Testis?1
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- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 68 (2) , 489-508
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.102.005793
Abstract
Much controversy exists regarding the presence of the cadherin/catenin complex and its intracellular attachment site in the testis, which is the funcKeywords
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