 Epididymis
"Epididymis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The convoluted cordlike structure attached to the posterior of the TESTIS. Epididymis consists of the head (caput), the body (corpus), and the tail (cauda). A network of ducts leaving the testis joins into a common epididymal tubule proper which provides the transport, storage, and maturation of SPERMATOZOA.
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D004822
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A05.360.444.371
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epididymis" by people in Profiles.
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Rao MK, Wayne CM, Wilkinson MF. Pem homeobox gene regulatory sequences that direct androgen-dependent developmentally regulated gene expression in different subregions of the epididymis. J Biol Chem. 2002 Dec 13; 277(50):48771-8.
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Haynes JM, Selbie LA, Hill SJ. Gi-Protein alpha-subunit mRNA antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of Gi-coupled receptor contractile activity in the epididymis of the guinea-pig. Br J Pharmacol. 1999 May; 127(1):85-90.
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Haynes JM, Alexander SP, Hill SJ. A1 and A2 adenosine receptor modulation of contractility in the cauda epididymis of the guinea-pig. Br J Pharmacol. 1998 Oct; 125(3):570-6.
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Haynes JM, Alexander SP, Hill SJ. A1 adenosine receptor modulation of electrically-evoked contractions in the bisected vas deferens and cauda epididymis of the guinea-pig. Br J Pharmacol. 1998 Jul; 124(5):964-70.
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Haynes JM, Hill SJ, Selbie LA. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and peptide YY (PYY) effects in the epididymis of the guinea-pig: evidence of a pre-junctional PYY-selective receptor. Br J Pharmacol. 1997 Dec; 122(7):1530-6.
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Haynes JM, Hill SJ. Alpha-adrenoceptor mediated responses of the cauda epididymis of the guinea-pig. Br J Pharmacol. 1996 Nov; 119(6):1203-10.
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