Diabetes, insulin-mediated glucose metabolism and Sertoli/blood-testis barrier function

Blood testis barrier (BTB) is one of the tightest blood-barriers controlling the entry of substances into the intratubular fluid. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is an epidemic metabolic disease concurrent with falling fertility rates, which provokes severe detrimental BTB alterations. It induces testicular...

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Main Authors: Alves, Marco G., Martins, Ana D., Cavaco, José E., Socorro, Sílvia, Oliveira, Pedro F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Landes Bioscience 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3875609/