Effects of electromagnetic pulse on the vimentin of mice testes

To investigate the changes of the mice testes and the tight junction (Tj) relative molecular and to identify the molecular mechanisms of the mice blood-testis-barrier (BTB) permeability increasing after the mice were exposed to electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Observe the changes vimentin of the mice testes by laser scanning confocal technique. After the 200 kVm^-1 EMP (the accumulative pulse times was 200) exposure, the vimentin in sustentacular cells of testis became irregularly shortened and derangement, and the intensity of immuno-fluorescence also showed ununiformity compared with control. The increasing of mice BTB permeability perhaps caused by the changing of vimentin.