"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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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.371
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Epididymis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Epididymis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epididymis" by people in Profiles.
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CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing in mice uncovers 13 testis- or epididymis-enriched genes individually dispensable for male reproduction?. Biol Reprod. 2020 08 04; 103(2):183-194.
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S100a4-Cre-mediated deletion of Patched1 causes hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: role of pituitary hematopoietic cells in endocrine regulation. JCI Insight. 2019 07 02; 5.
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Different effects of androgen on the expression of Fut1, Fut2, Fut4 and Fut9 in male mouse reproductive tract. Int J Mol Sci. 2013 Nov 21; 14(11):23188-202.
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Region-specific localization of IMDS-60 protein in mouse epididymis and its relationship with sperm maturation. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2012 Nov; 44(11):924-30.
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The novel epididymis-specific beta-galactosidase-like gene Glb1l4 is essential in epididymal development and sperm maturation in rats. Biol Reprod. 2009 Apr; 80(4):696-706.
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An antimicrobial peptide gene found in the male reproductive system of rats. Science. 2001 Mar 02; 291(5509):1783-5.
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The Pem homeobox gene. Androgen-dependent and -independent promoters and tissue-specific alternative RNA splicing. J Biol Chem. 1996 Jul 19; 271(29):17536-46.
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Membrane remodelling during sperm maturation in the epididymis. Oxf Rev Reprod Biol. 1989; 11:285-337.
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Clinical aspects in the surgical treatment of varicocele in subfertile men. II. The role of the epididymal factor. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1988 Jan; 27(1):43-51.
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Molecular cloning of the cDNA for androgen-dependent sperm-coating glycoproteins secreted by the rat epididymis. Eur J Biochem. 1986 Nov 17; 161(1):13-8.