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Wangsheng Zhao Tajmal Hussain Solangi Yitao Wu Xiankang Yang Chuanfei Xu Hongmei Wang Xuxin Zheng Xin Cai Jiangjiang Zhu 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2021,56(4):555-576
The epididymis is the site of post-testicular sperm maturation, which constitutes the acquisition of sperm motility and the ability to recognize and fertilize oocytes. The role of miRNA in male reproductive system, including the control of different steps leading to proper fertilization such as gametogenesis, sperm maturation and maintenance of male fertility where the deletion of Dicer in mouse germ cells led to infertility, has been demonstrated. The identification of miRNA expression in a region-specific manner will therefore provide valuable insight into the functional differences between the regions of the epididymis. In this study, we employed RNA-seq technology to explore the expression pattern of miRNAs and establish some miRNAs of significant interest with regard to epididymal sperm maturation in the CY epididymis. We identified a total of 431 DE known miRNAs; 119, 185 and 127 DE miRNAs were detected for caput versus corpus, corpus versus cauda and caput versus cauda region pairs, respectively. Our results demonstrate region-specific miRNA expression in the CY epididymis. The GO and KEGG enrichment for the predicted target genes indicated the functional values of miRNAs. Furthermore, we observed that the expression of miR-200a was downregulated in the caput, compared with cauda. Since the family of miR-200 has previously been suggested to contribute to the distinct physiological function of sperm maturation in epididymis of adult rat, we speculate that the downregulation of miR-200a in CY caput epididymis may play an important role of sperm maturation in the epididymis of CY. Therefore, our findings may not only increase our understanding of the molecular mechanisms regulated by the miRNA functions in region-specific miRNA expression in the CY epididymis, it could provide a valuable information to understand the mechanism of male infertility of CY. 相似文献
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All epididymal regions are lined with multiple epithelial cell types, each with different functions to provide the luminal environment for spermatozoal maturation. Epithelial cells also create apical blebs, which are released from the apical surface via apocrine secretion and disintegrate in the lumen, thereby releasing epididymosomes. Epididymosomes transport proteins to spermatozoa and contain microRNAs. We hypothesized that epididymosomes also transfer miRNA from epididymal epithelium to spermatozoa. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to determine miRNA profiles of epididymal tissue from caput and cauda, epididymal spermatozoa from caput and cauda, and epididymosomes and from caput, proximal corpus, distal corpus, and cauda. Pathway analysis was performed using DIANA tools on the miRNA unique to caudal spermatozoa. We found 66 newly acquired miRNAs in spermatozoa located in the caudal epididymis. Predicted pathways targeted by these miRNAs suggest a role in cell motility and viability and factors in oocyte and embryo maturation and development. These findings suggest that miRNAs are transported to spermatozoa from epididymal epithelium via epididymosomes. 相似文献
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旨在对绵羊附睾头、体和尾部的精子进行蛋白质组学分析,获得差异表达蛋白,对数据进行功能富集分析,挖掘精子发生/成熟关键蛋白质。本研究选择12月龄左右健康的3只雄性湖羊为试验动物,分离附睾并按区域收集精子,3组样本(附睾头部组、附睾体部组和附睾尾部组),每组3个生物学重复,共计9例绵羊精子细胞样本。基于TMT标定定量蛋白质组学分析和R语言等工具,在获取的差异表达蛋白中进行GO和KEGG富集分析,并利用蛋白质免疫印迹(Western bolt)、免疫荧光(immunofluorescence)和流式细胞术(flow cytometry)试验验证结果的可靠性。从22 841个唯一性肽中鉴定到差异蛋白质616种,其中,尾vs头组鉴定出309个差异表达蛋白(上调213个,下调96个);尾vs.体组鉴定出167个差异表达蛋白(上调107个,下调60个);体vs头组鉴定出140个差异表达蛋白(上调88个,下调52个)。根据差异倍数与蛋白质功能,筛选出可能与精子成熟、核质物质转运相关的关键蛋白-KPNA4。本研究揭示了绵羊附睾不同部位精子的特点与差异,这些数据为研究雄性绵羊的生殖机制和精子成熟提供了丰富的资源。 相似文献
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J Schön S Neumann DE Wildt BS Pukazhenthi K Jewgenow 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2009,44(S2):294-301
Oestrogens are involved in regulation of spermatogenesis and sperm maturation and are essential for male fertility. To study the role of oestrogens on epididymal function in the domestic cat, we analyzed the localization patterns of oestrogen receptors (ERs) within the epididymis of juvenile, pubertal and adults using immunohistochemistry. Cat epididymal tissues obtained during routine castrations were fixed in chilled Bouin's solution and processed for immunohistochemistry with ER-specific antibodies. For a certain receptor type, ER localization was influenced by donor age. In the juvenile epididymis, ERα was localized in the nuclei of epithelial cells of efferent ducts and undifferentiated epithelium of the ductus epididymis. During puberty, ERα localization in the undifferentiated epithelium of the epididymis shifted from the nuclei to the cytoplasm and plasma membrane. Oestrogen receptor-α level was highest in the pubertal and adult epididymis, especially within the cytoplasm and in plasma membranes of caput epithelial cells. This finding was suggestive of a role in fluid reabsorption within the efferent ducts and the epididymis. In corpus and cauda regions, ERα was less abundant, suggesting a minor role for oestrogens in sperm storage areas. Interestingly, localization of ERβ was neither influenced by age nor location within the epididymis and was ubiquitous throughout. Results demonstrate that oestrogen actions within the epididymis may be predominantly mediated through ERα during sexual maturation in the domestic cat. 相似文献
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Sara Varesi Valentina Vernocchi Massimo Faustini Gaia Cecilia Luvoni 《Acta veterinaria Scandinavica》2013,55(1):17
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During epididymal transit, functional and structural modifications leading to full maturation enable male gametes to reach, recognize and fertilize the oocytes. In dogs, little is known on the modifications of spermatozoa during the passage in the epididymis. The aim of this study was to describe the motility, morphology and acrosomal patterns of canine spermatozoa retrieved from the epididymis caput, corpus and cauda.Results
After the dilution required for the collection of epididymal content, sperm motility was significantly higher (P <0.0001) in the cauda compared to corpus and caput.Proportions of spermatozoa with normal morphology were significantly higher in corpus (P =0.02) and cauda (P <0.0001) compared to caput. Overall morphological abnormalities of the head and neck/midpiece were similar in the three different epididymal regions. A significantly increased prevalence of tail defects, mainly represented by single bent tails, was observed in the corpus compared to caput (P <0.0001) and cauda (P =0.006).Numbers of immature sperm with cytoplasmic droplets decreased from the proximal to the distal region of the epididymis. Particularly, proximal cytoplasmic droplets were more frequently found in spermatozoa collected from the caput epididymis than in the corpus (P <0.0001) and in the cauda (P <0.0001), whereas the occurrence of distal cytoplasmic droplets was higher in the corpus than in the caput (P =0.0003) and in the cauda (P <0.05).Significantly higher proportions of spermatozoa with intact acrosomes were retrieved from the cauda epididymis than from the caput (P =0.03) and the corpus (P =0.008). This difference was mainly due to a lower proportion of spermatozoa with abnormal acrosomes (mainly swollen acrosomes) rather than with absent acrosomes.Conclusions
Canine spermatozoa undergo several modifications in the epididymis. The acquisition of progressive motility, migration of the cytoplasmic droplet and acrosomal reshaping lead to mature spermatozoa which are then stored in the cauda epididymis. From this site, spermatozoa can be retrieved and used in assisted reproductive techniques as a valuable tool for propagating genetic traits of high value individuals that dies accidentally or undergoes orchiectomy for medical purposes. Further investigations should be also focused on the potential use of spermatozoa recovered from other epididymal regions. 相似文献7.
Kawakami E Morita Y Hori T Tsutsui T 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2002,64(7):543-549
Cross sections of the testes and the caput, corpus and cauda epididymides removed from 12 dogs were stamped on glass slides, and the sperm on the slides were stained with 6 different FITC-lectins (Con A, DBA, PNA, PSA, SBA, and WGA) to examine the characteristics of the surface glycoproteins (GPs) on canine epididymal sperm. The corpus epididymal sperm were washed three times by centrifugation, and their lectin-binding characteristics were investigated. The washed sperm from the corpus and cauda epididymides were incubated for 24 hr, and the fertilizing capacity of the sperm was evaluated by calculating the percentages of actively motile sperm (%MO), hyperactivated sperm (%HA), and acrosome-reacted sperm (%AR), and the number of canine zona-pellucida (ZP)-binding sperm. The testicular sperm did not stain with SBA lectin, but the SBA lectin fluorescence was observed on the surface of the entire heads of the caput epididymal sperm. Although all of the entire heads or acrosomal regions of the corpus epididymal sperm stained with all 6 FITC-lectins, the heads and acrosomal regions of the cauda epididymal sperm did not stain with DBA or SBA lectins. Washing the sperm from the corpus epididymis resulted in loss of the fluorescence of the FITC-DBA and -SBA lectins. The mean %MO, %HA, %AR, and ZP-binding number of the cauda epididymal sperm after 24 hr of incubation were higher than the values for the corpus epididymal sperm. All of the mean values for the washed sperm from the corpus and cauda epididymides were higher than the values for the unwashed sperm from the corpus and cauda, and with the exception of %AR, the values from the washed sperm from the corpus epididymis were significantly higher (P<0.05, 0.01). The results indicate that DBA- and SBA-lectin-binding GPs on the surface of canine epididymal sperm are associated with the fertilizing capacity and may be decapacitation factors. 相似文献
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为研究褪黑素受体1（MT1）在不同年龄绵羊附睾中的表达模式，选用幼龄绵羊（2~3月龄）、青年绵羊（6~8月龄）和成年绵羊（2~3岁）的附睾，采用实时荧光定量PCR和免疫组化技术检测不同年龄绵羊附睾各部位MT1基因mRNA的表达量和MT1的分布情况。结果表明：幼龄绵羊附睾尾MT1基因的转录水平极显著高于附睾头和附睾体（P<0.01）；青年绵羊附睾体和附睾尾MT1基因的转录水平显著高于附睾头（P<0.05）；成年绵羊附睾尾MT1基因的转录水平显著高于附睾头和附睾体（P<0.05），附睾各部位MT1基因的转录水平随年龄增长呈明显降低趋势；定位结果显示，MT1在各年龄组绵羊附睾的各个部位均有分布，且主要分布在附睾上皮细胞中。综合上述结果，不同年龄绵羊附睾的不同部位均有MT1表达和分布，并随年龄增长各部位的表达量降低，相同年龄绵羊附睾尾MT1的表达水平较高。 相似文献
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哺乳动物精子经过附睾成熟后才能获得运动及受精的能力,为解释水牛精子在附睾中的成熟过程,本研究选用性成熟期的沼泽型水牛附睾,利用乙烯吡咯烷酮包裹的硅胶微小颗粒（Percoll）梯度离心纯化分别提取附睾头、体和尾部精子,应用计算机辅助精子分析系统（CASA）检测精子活力,透射电镜观察附睾不同部位精子的超微结构,对精子进行荧光标记后,利用流式细胞仪和荧光显微镜观察检测不同部位精子质膜完整率、线粒体鞘膜电位和顶体差异。结果表明,Percoll分离得到附睾头、体和尾3部位精子的纯度达95%,不同部位精子活力分别为8.35%、20.21%和65.60%;附睾不同部位精子都存在着结构完整的精子以及相同的畸形类型,附睾尾部精子线粒体鞘高膜电位比率最高,精子质膜完整率从附睾头部到尾部逐渐升高,精子顶体完整率从附睾头部到尾部逐渐升高。本研究直观地展示了水牛附睾不同部位精子特征以及差异,为研究水牛精子成熟机理提供理论依据。 相似文献
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Tight junctions (TJs) in inter-Sertoli junctional areas and epididymal epithelia build up the blood–testis barrier (BTB) and the blood–epididymal barrier (BEB), respectively. In this study, the expression of occludin, an integral member of the TJs, was examined in testis and different regions of epididymis of Lepus sinensis coreanus , an Korean wild rabbit species. In testis, intense occludin immunoreactivity was found in the basally located inter-Sertoli junctional area together with diffused immunoreactivity of occludin in the cytoplasm of Sertoli cells. It can be suggested that occludin is one of the robust elements of BTB in seminiferous tubules of rabbit testis. In proximal and distal caput epididymis, occludin immunoreactivity was found in the lateral as well as apical contacts of epithelial cells. In corpus epididymis, intense occludin immunoreactivity was found in the basolateral as well as apical contacts of epithelial cells together with cytoplasmic signal. In cauda epididymis, occludin immunoreactivity in luminal epithelia was relatively strong but largely found in the cytoplasm. This suggests that intriguing regulatory mechanisms differentially recruit occludin to the TJ in the different regions of epididymal epithelia. The differences in the subcellular localization as well as expression levels of occludin among the epididymal segments may reflect differential paracellular permeability of epithelia along the epididymal tubules and be correlated with sperm maturation in rabbit. In Western blot, a major form of occludin was MW 62 kDa together with small fragments of MW 34–39 kDa in testis and epididymis, suggesting the peptide cleavage of occludin. This is the first report on the molecular nature of TJs in a wild rabbit testis and epididymis. 相似文献
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In this study, elimination of the element zinc from spermatozoa during epididymal maturation was investigated. Testes and epididymides from 40 bulls were collected; epididymal fluid was flushed, pooled, labelled with 0.5 MBq 65Zn2+ per sample and proteins were separated on a Sephacryl S‐200 HR and zinc chelate column chromatography. To follow the resorption of zinc in the epididymal epithelial lining, an autometallographic technique (AMG) was performed in tissue from caput, corpus, cauda and vas deferens. The results showed a zinc‐binding protein fraction with an apparent molecular weight of 150–160 kDa, which was enriched after chelate column chromatography. Specific labelling of 65Zn was about five times higher in the caput than in the cauda epididymidis. AMG revealed no detectable zinc in the caput, but a significant increase of zinc resorption from the corpus to the cauda and vas deferens. Controls showed that the detectable zinc was located within the principal cells. In conclusion, our study proves that zinc present in the sperm flagellum starts to be mobilized in the caput epididymidis and is resorbed by the epididymal epithelium as from the corpus. This zinc elimination is a mandatory step in sperm maturation to obtain motility. 相似文献
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为了阐明树鼩精子中是否存在丝氨酸/苏氨酸蛋白磷酸酶1γ2（PP1γ2）及其在附睾精子中的存在形式,进而探究PP1γ2对精子成熟和运动性的调控作用,本试验以树鼩为研究对象,采用Western blotting分析了不同条件下树鼩附睾头和附睾尾精子中PP1γ2的存在形式和磷酸化程度,探讨了双丁酰环腺苷酸（db-cAMP）、3-异丁基-1-甲基黄嘌呤（IBMX）或Ca2+对树鼩精子中PP1γ2磷酸化表达水平的影响,并进一步研究了磷酸酶抑制剂冈田酸（okadaic acid,OA）和花萼海绵诱癌素A （calyculin A,CA）对树鼩精子中PP1γ2磷酸化程度的影响及其对树鼩附睾头和附睾尾精子运动度的影响。结果显示,在树鼩附睾头和附睾尾精子中均存在PP1γ2,且在等量的附睾头和附睾尾精子蛋白中,PP1γ2在附睾尾精子的磷酸化程度远高于附睾头精子;db-cAMP、IBMX或Ca2+不改变PP1γ2的磷酸化水平;磷酸酶抑制剂OA和CA能明显提高附睾头和附睾尾中PP1γ2磷酸化的程度,且能显著提高精子（尤其是附睾头精子）的运动度（P<0.05）,OA和CA的最佳作用浓度分别为1 μmol/L和10 nmol/L,最佳作用时间分别为15、20 min。本研究结果表明,蛋白磷酸酶PP1γ2对树鼩精子成熟及运动性具有重要的调控作用,其主要通过磷酸化和去磷酸化的变化发挥作用。 相似文献
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The steroid hormone regulation of the epididymis in a high estrogen producing animal like the boar is not currently understood. To test the hypothesis that the boar epididymis is an estrogen and androgen responsive tissue, the presence of estrogen and androgen receptors, in conjunction with steroid hormone concentrations were investigated in the boar epididymis. Epididymal (caput, corpus, cauda) and testicular samples of boars (1–2.5 years; n = 5) were collected for immunolocalization of estrogen receptor alpha (ER), estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) and androgen receptor (AR). Concentrations of testosterone, estradiol and estrogen conjugates (EC) in the tissue were also determined. AR and ERβ were localized in the principal and basal cells of all three epididymal regions. ER was localized in the principal cells of the caput, some cells of the corpus and was not present in the cauda. Testosterone (p < 0.0001), estradiol (p < 0.0001) and EC (p < 0.005) were significantly lower in the epididymis compared with the testis. The epididymal regions were not significantly different from each other for testosterone (p > 0.15) or estradiol (p > 0.09). EC were significantly higher in the corpus than either the caput (p = 0.003) or cauda (p = 0.002). These results suggest that the boar epididymis is responsive to both estrogens and androgens and that both steroid hormones are important for proper epididymal function. Since testosterone and estradiol concentrations are similar throughout the epididymis, regional differences in steroid hormone regulation are likely due to differences in receptor expression. 相似文献
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YANG Dong-hui YUAN Li-gang LI Cong ZHOU Kai-ren BAO Xiao-xia ZHANG Jun-mei 《中国畜牧兽医》2016,43(10):2672-2679
To compare the histological changes of the adult yak's epididymis in different breeding seasons,six adult yak testis in breeding season and nine adult yak testis in breeding interval were collected for structure investigation by HE staining,Masson's and Gomori's histochemistry methods,and IPP (Image-Pro Plus) statistics method was used to quantitative statistics.The results showed that comparing with the adult yak in the breeding interval,the epididymis ducts of adult yak in the breeding season were covered with the columnar ciliated epithelium.The collagen and reticular fiber in cauda epididymis were obviously more abundant than caput and corpus epididymitis.And the thickness of columnar epithelium cells in caput and corpus epididymitis,the length of the cilia in caput,and also the internal and external lumen diameter of caput and corpus epididymitis were all significantly increased in the breeding season (P<0.05),but the external lumen diameter of the cauda epididymis had no significant differences (P>0.05).In conclusion,the research showed that the distribution of collagen and reticular fiber in adult yak's epididymis interstitial were similar,and they were more rich in cauda epididymis,which might relate to the capacity and the sperm transport;The changes of the epithelial thickness,the length of cilia,the internal and external lumen diameter were close related to the different breeding seasons,and it might be a common phenomenon in plateau mammals that the enlargement and reduction of the epididymal duct in different breeding seasons. 相似文献
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为比较不同繁殖季节成年牦牛附睾组织结构特征变化,应用苏木精-曙红常规染色、Masson's和Gomori's特殊组织化学染色方法比较不同繁殖季节牦牛（6头繁殖期成年牦牛和9头繁殖间期成年牦牛）附睾的组织结构特点并用IPP图像分析软件进行定量分析。结果显示,与繁殖间期相比,繁殖期附睾尾间质胶原纤维和网状纤维较附睾头及附睾体明显增多;附睾头和附睾体柱状上皮厚度显著增加（P<0.05）,附睾头纤毛长度增加显著（P<0.05）;附睾头和附睾尾管腔内径及外径显著增高（P<0.05）;但是附睾尾管腔外径繁殖期与繁殖间期相比差异不显著（P>0.05）。本研究结果表明,成年牦牛附睾管外围网状纤维与胶原纤维分布一致,二者在附睾尾较为丰富,可能与其较强的收缩能力及精子运输有关;柱状纤毛上皮高度及纤毛长度、管腔内径与外径的变化与其所处的不同繁殖季节密切相关,附睾管腔的膨大和回缩亦可能是高原地区季节性繁殖的哺乳动物中一种普遍存在的现象。 相似文献
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哺乳动物配子发生的基因表达调控包括编码基因的阶段特异性表达调控及非编码基因的转录和转录后水平调控。微小RNA(microRNA, miRNA)作为一类小的非编码RNA, 通过识别靶基因非翻译区的结合位点, 导致mRNA降解或者蛋白质翻译抑制, 从而在转录后水平发挥调控作用。近年来, miRNA在哺乳动物生殖活动中的作用逐渐被揭示, 越来越多的研究表明, miRNA在哺乳动物精子发生、精子成熟、卵母细胞成熟、卵泡发育及早期胚胎发育等过程中都发挥着重要的调节作用, 其可通过调节支持细胞的增殖和凋亡或精原细胞、精母细胞及精细胞的细胞周期进程, 在精子发生的不同阶段发挥间接或直接调控作用, 也可通过调节卵母细胞、卵丘细胞以及颗粒细胞的增殖、凋亡、激素合成和细胞间作用, 对卵母细胞的发育和成熟过程进行调控。作者主要介绍了在哺乳动物配子发生过程中, miRNA的细胞和阶段特异性表达及其对靶基因的调节作用, 以期为深入研究哺乳动物配子发生的调控机制提供参考。 相似文献
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为研究成年公山羊不同组织中β防御素126(gDB126)的表达特点,采集健康公山羊睾丸、附辜头、附睾体、附睾尾等生殖器官,以及心、肝、脾、肺、肾等组织器官,采用qRT-PCR探究gDB126mRNA的表达情况。结果显示:gDB126在公山羊生殖器官(输精管、附睾体、附睾尾)中大量表达,尤其在附睾尾1的表达量最高,而在泌尿器官(膀胱、肾上腺、肾脏)和消化器官(肠淋巴、回肠、甲状腺、空肠、十二指肠、食管、腮腺、皱胃)中微量表达另外gDB126在肺中也有较高表达。推测gDB126不仅与动物的抗菌作用相关,还可能与精子发生、运输、贮存、成熟有关。 相似文献
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J Kauffold M Kessler A Richter N Beynon A Wehrend 《Reproduction in domestic animals》2011,46(1):108-113
This study investigated the epididymis of mature boars (n = 10) by means of B‐mode ultrasound and grey‐scale analysis (GSA) for echogenicity (EG) determination using an ultrasound unit HS 1500V, a linear transducer (frequencies 7.5–9.0 MHz), and standardized unit settings. All boars had their epididymal caput, corpus and cauda scanned six times before and after semen collection, respectively, at weekly intervals. Semen was subjected to spermatological examination including volume, total and forward motility, sperm abnormalities, as well as total sperm count and concentration. The caput and corpus both had a homogeneous fine echotexture. The cauda was homogeneous too but had a marbled echotex‐ture. Echogenicity before and after semen collection was caput > corpus > cauda, respectively (p < 0.001). Echogenicity was higher before than after semen collection for all parts of the epididymis, respectively (p < 0.001). Echogenicity of the caput correlated slightly positively with the total sperm count pre‐collection (r = 0.301; p = 0.020) and with ejaculate volume pre‐ and post‐collection (r = 0.302 vs 0.306; p = 0.017 vs 0.019), and slightly negatively with sperm concentration post‐collection (r = ?0.275; p = 0.034). No relationship was found for EG of the corpus and cauda for any of the ejaculate parameters. In conclusion, B‐mode ultrasound and GSA proved feasible for imaging the epididymis in boars. Single relationships between EG and ejaculate parameters were found and deserve further investigation. 相似文献