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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
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Reproductive Malformation of The Male Offspring Following Maternal Exposure To Estrogenic Chemicals (44516)
  • C. Gupta
  • Proceedings of the Society for Experimental…
  • 2000
  • Corpus ID: 28287468
Recently, significant concerns have been placed on the widespread use of chemicals with persistent estrogenic activity for their… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
In-vitro fertilization of pig oocytes by frozen boar spermatozoa.
In Exp. 1 pig oocytes matured in vitro were used to evaluate the fertilizability in vitro of frozen epididymal (4 boars) and… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Heparinlike molecules with anticoagulant activity are synthesized by cultured endothelial cells.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Energy-dependent and protein synthesis-independent recycling of the insulin-sensitive glucose transport mechanism in fat cells.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Cortical granule distribution and cell surface characteristics in mouse eggs.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The specificity and metabolic implications of the inhibition of pyruvate transport in isolated mitochondria and intact tissue preparations by alpha-Cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate and related compounds.
1. Effects of alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate and alpha-cyanocinnamate on a number of enzymes involved in pyruvate metabolism have… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Androgen transport and receptor mechanisms in testis and epididymis
To influence spermatogenesis and sperm maturation, androgen has to be transported from the Leydig cells to the germinal… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A procedure for measurement of distribution spaces in isolated fat cells.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
The pentose cycle, triose phosphate isomerization, and lipogenesis in rat adipose tissue.
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
The specificity of triglyceride synthesis from diglycerides in chicken adipose tissue.
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