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Epididymis

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Definition: 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.  NIM when used in fat-pad tissue studies; diseases: coordinate IM with GENITAL DISEASES, MALE (IM); inflammation   
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
DEFB118 protein, human  0   *Defensins Epididymis. Endocrinology 2001 Oct;142(10):4529-39
Bmyc protein, mouse  0   *Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc Epididymis. Biol Reprod 2001 Jun;64(6):1600-7
CE5 protein, Canis familiaris  0   *Proteins Epididymis. Int J Androl 1994 Dec;17(6):314-23
CE4 protein, Canis familiaris  0   *Proteins Epididymis. Int J Androl 1994 Dec;17(6):314-23
acrosin-trypsin inhibitor, Macaca fascicularis  0   *Proteins Acrosin/antagonists & inhibitors Epididymis Macaca fascicularis Trypsin Inhibitors. Biochim Biophys Acta 1993 Feb 20:1172(1-2):159-60

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