Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 The epididymis is an important male accessory sex organ where sperm motility and fertilization ability develop. When spermatozoa carrying foreign antigens enter the epididymis, the epididymis shows “immune privilege” to tolerate them.
Ai-Hua Liao +2 more
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Region-specific transcriptomic responses to CD52 deficiency in the male reproductive tract [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Spermatozoa are produced in the testis and acquire motility and fertilizing capacity during post-testicular maturation in the epididymis, a highly region-specific process.
Huifang Kang +7 more
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A Rare Case of Clear Cell Carcinoma Associated With Papillary Cystadenoma Originating in the Epididymis [PDF]
IJU Case ReportsIntroduction Primary malignant neoplasms of the epididymis are rare. In this case report, we describe clear cell carcinoma associated with papillary cystadenoma of the epididymis (PCE).
Hiroko Suzuki +9 more
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Primary extranodal marginal zone lymphoma - Epididymis
Indian Journal of Urology, 2011 An elderly male presented with painful swelling in the right side of scrotum. He was treated with antibiotics for epididymoorchitis without any response. Ultrasound examination revealed a hypoechoic vascular mass in the tail of the epididymis.
Shanmugasundaram Rajaian +3 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2018 In this study to investigate the male reproductive cycle of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum korai, we focused on monthly morphological changes of cauda epididymis, sperm infiltration into cauda epididymis, sperm storage and sperm destruction.
Jung-Hun Lee
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Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS I) in the buffalo epididymis
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010 The localization of neuronal nitric oxide (NOS I) in the buffalo epididymis have been investigated by nicotinamide adenite dinucleotide phosphatase-diaphorase (NADPH-d) histochemichemistry to the light microscope (LM) and NOS immunoistochemistry to the ...
E. Langella +3 more
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Optimization of a comprehensive metabolomic analysis system for characterizing metabolic alterations in the cauda epididymis of mature and juvenile mice [PDF]
The Journal of Reproduction and DevelopmentThe cauda epididymis protects and stores mature sperm in mammals. Recently, comprehensive transcriptomic and proteomic analyses have been conducted to understand its molecular functions; however, fundamental information on its metabolites has ...
Ryusei MAEDA +6 more
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Regulation of epithelial function, differentiation, and remodeling in the epididymis
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2016 The epididymis is a single convoluted tubule lined by a pseudostratified epithelium. Specialized epididymal epithelial cells, the so-called principal, basal, narrow, and clear cells, establish a unique luminal environment for the maturation and storage ...
Sylvie Breton +3 more
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Molecular Cloning, mRNA Expression, and Localization of the G-protein Subunit Galphaq in Sheep Testis and Epididymis [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2016 The reproductive function of G-protein subunit Galphaq (GNAQ), a member of the G protein alpha subunit family, has been extensively studied in humans and rats. However, no data is available on its status in ruminants. The objectives of this study were to
Zhen Li +4 more
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NUCB2/nesfatin-1 suppresses the acrosome reaction in sperm within the mouse epididymis
Animal Cells and Systems, 2023 Nesfatin-1, a polypeptide hormone derived from the nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2) precursor protein, is known to regulate appetite and energy metabolism. Recent studies have also shown that NUCB2/nesfatin-1 is expressed in the reproductive organs of mice ...
Soohyun Kim +5 more
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