Chemoresistance of metastatic testicular tumors is thought to be mediated partly by the blood–testis barrier (BTB), which impedes delivery to the testis of certain cytotoxic agents. Little is ...

Therefore, the testes have specialized cells that form a tight protective barrier around the area where the sperm are produced (1). The average size of a human testis is around 5 centimeters long, or ...

Microplastics in the reproductive system disrupt the blood-testis barrier, reducing spermatogenesis in men and causing ...

The human immune system is trained during the early postnatal period. In men, at puberty when the sperm first appear in the testis and epididymis, the human immune system will have the chance to ...