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Experimental study demonstrates blood-testis barrier integrity in rat models of unilateral cryptorchidism, indicating preserved compartmentalization despite testicular maldescent.
Unilateral cryptorchidism was induced in Wistar rat pups within 48 h of birth. After a period of 150 days, the blood-testis barrier was evaluated in the cryptorchid and contralateral scrotal testis, using a lanthanum immersion technique. The barrier was demonstrated to be competent, with tracer confined to the basal and intermediate compartments.
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