MARTA B. CASANOVA, LIVIA LUSTIG, EMILCE S. DIAZ, ELIANA H. PELLIZZARI*, SELVA B. CIGORRAGA*, BERTA DENDUCHIS
BIOCELL, Vol.30, No.3, pp. 431-438, 2006, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2006.30.431
Abstract Caveolin-1, the first member of caveolin family reported, is recognized as the structural component of caveola, a plasma membrane invagination or vesicles that are a subcompartment distinct from clathrin-coated pits. This protein is also known to be involved in cholesterol trafficking.
The aim of this study was to determine the expression of caveolin-1 in adult rat Leydig cells. Testis sections incubated with an antibody to caveolin-1 showed, by immunohistochemistry, a moderate number of Leydig cells with different degrees of immunoreaction and a strong reaction in endothelial cells and in the lamina propia of seminiferous tubules. Caveolin-1 was detected in… More >
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