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Structure of body of epididymis

Known as: Body of epididymis, Corpus epididymidis, Epididymis body 
The middle part of the epididymis, a crescent-like structure located in the upper and posterior surfaces of the testis, that extends downward from… 
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Development and use of surgical procedures to bypass selected regions of the mammalian epididymis: effects on sperm maturation.
Microsurgical procedures have been used to examine the function of selected regions of the epididymis. Vasoepididymostomy in the… 
1995
1995
Gene expression in the aging brown Norway rat epididymis.
The mammalian epididymis is the site where spermatozoa are matured and then stored. Though many studies have described epididymal… 
1992
1992
Expression of 4-ene steroid 5 alpha-reductase messenger ribonucleic acid in the rat epididymis during postnatal development.
The regulation of epididymal 5 alpha-reductase mRNA is multifactorial and segment-specific. To further investigate the regulation… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
B-mode ultrasonography of the bull testicle.
1987
1987
Neutral amino acid absorption by the rat epididymis.
The technique of stopped-flow/split-drop microperfusion was used to study the absorption of the neutral amino acid alpha… 
1987
1987
Regulation of the elemental composition of the epididymal fluids in the tammar, Macropus eugenii.
Micropuncture, microanalytical and microelectrode techniques were used to study electrochemical aspects of 7 elements and fluid… 
1986
1986
Micropuncture studies of receptor-mediated endocytosis of transferrin in the rat epididymis.
The concentration of transferrin in fluids collected by micropuncture techniques from the rete testis and zones 1A, 2, 5A, and 6B… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Addition of androgens to cultured hamster epididymis increases zona recognition by immature spermatozoa.
The ability of spermatozoa recovered from the successive segments of the hamster epididymis to bind to the zona pellucida was… 
1982
1982
Response of the epididymal duct in the corpus epididymidis to efferent or epididymal duct ligation in the mouse.
Different parts of the epididymal duct were ligated when mice were 90 days old. The mice were killed 1--4 weeks later. PAS… 
1982
1982
Appearance of peculiar epithelial cells in the epididymal duct of the mouse ligated epididymis.
The mouse epididymis was ligated at the junction of the head and body at 20 to 30 days or 90 days of age, and examined by light… 
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