Sentences with word «epididymis»

The results offer an explanation of how stress can change sperm: By activating the glucocorticoid receptor, stress tweaks the RNA in epididymis vesicles.

This can include diseases affecting the bladder, urethra, ureters, kidneys, and adrenal glands, along with epididymis, penis, prostate, seminal vesicles and testes specifically in men.

The researchers focused on the part of the male reproductive tract called the caput epididymis, a place where sperm cells mature.

Earlier work has shown that epididymis cells release small packets filled with RNA that can fuse to sperm and change their genetic payload.

Wild type epididymis tubules contain lots of motile sperm (D), and condensed sperm nuclei and sperm tails (arrow) are clearly visible (F at higher magnification).

Neutering is essentially the surgical procedure removing the testes, testicular epididymi, testicular blood vessels, and the spermatic ducts (vas deferens or ductus deferens).

In males, the Wolffian duct develops into the parts needed to ejaculate sperm, including the epididymis, vas deferens and seminal vesicles.

But mice dads that lacked this receptor in the epididymis had offspring with normal hormonal responses.

Mechanisms of paternal stress programming of neurodevelopment via dad's epididymis.

The protein, called Eppin, has been found so far on the surface of sperm cells and elsewhere in the testes and epididymis.

It is thought that fluids are able to pass slowly through the gel, reducing back - pressure on the epididymis (the sperm storage area) that has been noted after vasectomy.

The virus also seemed to shrink the infected mice's testes and damage tissue in the epididymis, a small tube that transports sperm.

Fat mass in the liver and the duct surrounding the testicles (epididymis) was also decreased in the deficient group.

Expression of apolipoprotein E mRNA in the epithelium and interstitium of the testis and the epididymis.

Most of these scrotal masses, though, result from much more common problems like hernia, hydrocele, testicular torsion or inflammation of the epididymis.

My GP is baffled, and thinks (by process of elimination) it could be «chemical epididymitis», which is where a structural defect in my urinary tract is allowing urine from my bladder to flow back into my epididymis.

L - carnitine is highly concentrated in the epididymis (a tube that connects testicle to vas deferens in the male reproductive system) and plays a key role in sperm metabolism and maturation.

But the feel of the epididymis portion as it slips through your veterinarian's finger tips is quite distinctive.

What usually allows me to find them is the epididymis or sperm collecting tubules that retain their distinctive appearance and «bumpy» feel through my gloves.

We recommend dogs not be around female dogs in heat until 60 days post-procedure to be certain any sperm stored in the epididymis are gone.

Zeuterin works by halting sperm production at all levels and causing collapse of the seminiferous tubules to block sperm exit into the epididymis.

This tube is called the epididymis (hence the name).

If you have a penis, a chlamydia infection can spread to your epididymis (a tube that carries sperm from your testicles), and can cause chronic joint pain.

So, basically, epididymitis is a condition that can strike anyone whose reproductive anatomy features an epididymis.

A: Epididymitis is the inflammation, or swelling, of the epididymis, resulting in pain in the scrotum.

Q: That's great, but what the heck is an epididymis?

The epididymis is 12 to 15 feet long, but is coiled tightly enough to fit inside the scrotum alongside the testes!

A: The epididymis is a tube that is connected to the testicle, and is where sperm are stored before ejaculation.

Inflammation of the epididymis can also be caused by the heart medication amiodarone (also known as Pacerone).

Don't freak if you notice a coiled mass that feels like spaghetti strands behind each testicle; that's the epididymis, tubes that carry sperm.