Modulation of testicular macrophage activity by collagenase

Testicular macrophages (TMs) are located in the interstitial tissue of male gonad. These phagocytic cells take part in forming the organ-specific functional blood-testis barrier and participate in the regulation of the local hormonal balance. In the present study, we isolated TMs from testicular tis...

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Main Authors: Włodzimierz Ptak, Maria Ptak, Marian Szczepanik, Krzysztof Bryniarski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2011-08-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
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Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4627