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Epididymis

Known as: epididymides, epididymo, Epididymal structures 
The convoluted cordlike structure attached to the posterior of the TESTIS. Epididymis consists of the head (caput), the body (corpus), and the tail… 
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Narrower (3)

Appendix of epididymisStructure of body of epididymisStructure of tail of epididymis
Benign neoplasm of epididymisBlood supply aspectsBody partBombesin Receptor

Broader (3)

Male Genital OrgansMale genital ductTestis

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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The maturation of rabbit epididymal spermatozoa in organ culture: inhibition by antiandrogens and inhibitors of ribonucleic acid and protein synthesis.
Infertile spermatozoa from the proximal corpus epididymidis will become fertile when this epididymal segment is cultured 24 h in… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Sperm penetration in vitro of pig follicular oocytes matured in culture.
Boar ejaculated and epididymal spermatozoa were preincubated in modified KRB or the isolated oviduct and uterine horn of an… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Calcium and magnesium ions as effectors of adipose-tissue pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphate phosphatase.
The metal-ion requirement of extracted and partially purified pyruvate dehydrogenase phosphate phosphatase from rat epididymal… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The rôle of cumulus cells and the zona pellucida in fertilization of mouse eggs in vitro.
Summary. Mouse eggs were fertilized in vitro, in the presence and absence of cumulus cells and the zona pellucida, confirming… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Terminal Saccharides on Sperm Plasma Membranes: Identification by Specific Agglutinins
Six specific agglutinins were used to identify the terminal sugar residues in the surface oligosaccharides of rabbit and hamster… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
In vitro fertilization and the sperm acrosome reaction in the hamster.
The feasibility of procuring fertilization of ovulated hamster eggs in vitro with epididymal spermatozoa has been confirmed, and… 
Review
1967
Review
1967
THE EFFECTS OF THE CATECHOLAMINES, ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENTS, PROSTAGLANDIN E1, AND INSULIN ON CYCLIC AMP LEVELS IN THE RAT EPIDIDYMAL FAT PAD IN VITRO *
The Role of Cyclic A M P in the Lipolytic Response of Adipose Tissue. Cyclic A M P t appears to mediate a t least in part the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
PHOTOMETRIC ADAPTATION OF DOLE'S MICRODETERMINATION OF FREE FATTY ACIDS.
The method is based on the measurement of color changes in phenol red barbital buffer in heptane-ethanol. It has been applied to… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Reduced Glucose Tolerance in Elderly Human Subjects
The high incidence of “abnormal” oral glucose tolerance tests in “normal” subjects over seventy years of age has been confirmed… 
Highly Cited
1949
Highly Cited
1949
Seasonal changes in the testes, epididymides and seminal vesicles of deer investigated by histochemical methods.
It was shown some years ago that the testes, epididymides and seminal vesicles of Virginia deer exhibit seasonal changes in… 
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