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Fluid Movement in the Lumen of the Rat Epididymis: Effect of Vasectomy and Subsequent Vasovasostomy

Year: 1990

Type: article

Abstract: Intraluminal fluid movement rate was measured in four regions of the rat epididymis. The fastest flow occurred in the proximal caput epididymis (18.5 +/- 3.7 mm/hour) and the slowest in the distal cauda (2.5 +/- 0.5 mm/hour). Vasectomy significantly reduced caput fluid flow rates unless a sperm granuloma was present at the vasectomy site. Thirty days after vasovasostomy, caput fluid movement remained reduced in animals unless a granuloma was present. Failures of this or other aspects of epididymal biology to return to normal after vasovasostomy could play a role in the frequent infertility which persists after the operation.

Source: Journal of Andrology

DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.1990.tb00170.x

Authors: T. T. TURNER, J. L. GLEAVY, J. M. HARRIS

Institution: University of Virginia

Language: English

Topic: Sperm and Testicular Function

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development