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. 1987 Mar;7(3):1250–1255. doi: 10.1128/mcb.7.3.1250

A rat spermatocyte surface protein is involved in adhesion of pachytene spermatocytes to Sertoli cells in vitro.

A D'Agostino, M Stefanini
PMCID: PMC365199  PMID: 3561416

Abstract

Immunochemical approaches were used in trying to identify rat spermatocyte molecules involved in the adhesion to Sertoli cells in coculture. The results show that a surface protein of 80,000 apparent molecular weight strongly inhibits spermatocyte adhesion, suggesting it to be the germ cell surface component involved in the recognition of Sertoli cells.

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