Year of publication:
2008
Journal name:
Landes Bioscience
Nitric oxide and cyclic nucleotides: Their roles in junction dynamics and spermatogenesis
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Spermatogenesis is a highly complicated process in which functional spermatozoa (haploid, 1n) are generated from primitive mitotic spermatogonia (diploid, 2n). This process involves the differentiation and transformation of several types of germ cells as spermatocytes and spermatids undergo meiosis and differentiation. Due to its sophistication and complexity, testis possesses intrinsic mechanisms to modulate and regulate different stages of germ cell development under the intimate and indirect cooperation with Sertoli and Leydig cells, respectively. Read more »
The role of endothelial glycocalyx components in mechanotransduction of fluid shear stress
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The surface of endothelial cells is decorated with a wide variety of membrane-bound macromolecules that constitute the glycocalyx. These include glycoproteins bearing acidic oligosaccharides with terminal sialic acids (SA), and proteoglycans with their associated glycosaminoglycan that include: heparan sulfate (HS), chondroitin sulfate (CS), and hyaluronic acid (HA). Read more »
Year of publication:
2007
Journal name:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 355 (2007) 228–233
