Cell-to-cell electrical coupling in seminiferous cords of mouse fetal testis.
Experiments performed on mouse fetal testes in vitro using electrophysiological techniques and intracellular injections of the fluorescent tracer disodium fluorescein showed that junctional transfer occurs between cells inside the seminiferous cords. This suggests a possible metabolic cooperation between testis cells at an early stage of gonad development.
D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004594:Electrophysiology; D019793:Fluorescein; D005452:Fluoresceins; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013737:Testis / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology
D005452:Fluoresceins; D019793:Fluorescein