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ArticleTissue barriers2020

Distribution pattern of ZO-1 and claudins in the epididymis of vampire bats.

Mariana M Castro, Bongki Kim, Patrícia D Games, Eric Hill, Clóvis Andrade Neves, José Eduardo Serrão, Sylvie Breton, Mariana Machado-Neves

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Article in Tissue barriers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Mariana M CastroDepartmento De Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal De Viçosa , Viçosa, Brasil.
Bongki KimProgram in Membrane Biology/Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5229-7294
Patrícia D GamesDepartmento De Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal De Viçosa , Viçosa, Brasil.
Eric HillProgram in Membrane Biology/Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA.
Clóvis Andrade NevesDepartmento De Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal De Viçosa , Viçosa, Brasil.
José Eduardo SerrãoDepartmento De Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal De Viçosa , Viçosa, Brasil.ORCID 0000-0002-0477-4252
Sylvie BretonProgram in Membrane Biology/Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA.
Mariana Machado-NevesDepartmento De Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal De Viçosa , Viçosa, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Viçosa · BRHarvard University · US

Funding

Transfer of grant 5R01HD040793 - Intercellular networks and luminal acidification in the male reproductive tractR01HD040793 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BRETON, SYLVIE · 2001 to 2021
$6.6M
pH-sensing and activation of acid secretion by the V-ATPaseR01DK097124 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BRETON, SYLVIE · 2013 to 2016
$1.5M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD040793NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK097124
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epithelial cells connect with each other by tight junctions (TJs) in several tissues. In epididymides, TJs proteins form the blood-epididymis barrier (BEB), which is crucial for male fertility. However, little is known about BEB morphological and physiological aspects in wild animals. This study examines the region-specific distribution pattern of TJs proteins in

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AnimalsBlood-Testis BarrierChiropteraClaudinsEpididymisMaleTight JunctionsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinClaudinsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinBlood-epididymis barrierclaudinsDesmodus rotundusepithelial cellsreproductive biology

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PMID32552339
PMCPMC7549744
OpenAlexW3036601999

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