ArticleMedical molecular morphology2010
Difference in abundance of blood and lymphatic capillaries in the murine epididymis.
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- From initial segment to cauda: a regional characterization of mouse epididymal CD11cAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2020Article
- The Immune Characteristics of the Epididymis and the Immune Pathway of the Epididymitis Caused by Different Pathogens.Frontiers in immunology · 2020Review
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- Is the Epididymis a Series of Organs Placed Side By Side?Biology of reproduction · 2016Review
- Macrophages and dendritic cells in the post-testicular environment.Cell and tissue research · 2016Review
- Three-dimensional imaging of Prox1-EGFP transgenic mouse gonads reveals divergent modes of lymphangiogenesis in the testis and ovary.PloS one · 2012Article
- Damaged male germ cells induce epididymitis in mice.Asian journal of andrologyArticle
- Epididymitis: revelations at the convergence of clinical and basic sciences.Asian journal of andrologyReview
- Exploring the role of mononuclear phagocytes in the epididymis.Asian journal of andrologyReview
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Abstract
It is well known that the epididymis is responsible for the transportation, storage, and maturation of spermatozoa, and that it has four segments: i.e., initial segment, caput, corpus, and cauda. Previous studies revealed the presence of a very dense network of blood capillaries only in the initial segment; however, the relative distribution of blood and lymphatic capillaries has remained unknown. In the present study, we investigated the distribution of intraepididymal blood and lymphatic capillaries in mice by use of monoclonal antibodies against CD31 and lymph vessel endothelium HA-receptor 1, respectively. The results showed that lymphatic networks were quite scarce in the initial segment and strikingly abundant in the cauda compared with the other two regions. In sharp contrast, blood capillaries were abundant in both the initial segment and cauda but sparse in the other two regions. This observation suggests that the characteristic distribution of blood and lymphatic capillaries in the epididymis contributes to the different roles of each epididymal region.
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