Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
establishment of Sertoli cell barrier
- Term ID
- GO:0097368
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- establishment of blood-testis barrier
- establishment of BTB
- establishment of SCB
- Definition
- Establishment of a structure near the basement membrane in adjacent Sertoli cells of the seminiferous epithelium for maintaining spermatogenesis. The structure consists of tight junctions, basal ectoplasmic specializations, and desmosome-like junctions. (2)
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