Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Blood-Testis Barrier $\circ$

question 53

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the blood-testis barrier?

• A)It prevents antibodies in the blood from getting to the germ cells.
• B)It prevents heat loss from the testes.
• C)It prevents blood from getting to the testes.
• D)It maintains testis temperature at 35^\(\circ\)C.
• E)It maintains testis temperature at 37^\(\circ\)C.

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Definitions:

Disulfide Linkage

A covalent bond between two sulfur atoms, typically found in the tertiary structure of proteins.

Dithiothreitol

A chemical compound used as a reducing agent to break disulfide bonds in proteins, facilitating their denaturation.

Peptide

A short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds, which is the building block of proteins.

Phenyl Isothiocyanate

A chemical reagent used in the Edman degradation method for sequencing amino acids in peptides.