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What happens if blood testis barrier is breached?


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Blood-testis barrier:

  1. Blood testis barrier is the barrier present between blood vessels and the seminiferous tubules.
  2. It divides seminiferous tubules into the basal and the abluminal compartments. It is formed by the sertoli cells.
  3. If this blood-testis barrier is breached then the sperms can enter the bloodstream resulting in generation of an auto-immune response against the sperms.

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