"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epididymis" by people in Profiles.
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Testicular Changes Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 01 01; 145(1):8-9.
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The other side of COVID-19 pandemic: Effects on male fertility. J Med Virol. 2021 03; 93(3):1396-1402.
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Clinical application of cross microsurgical vasovasostomy in scrotum for atypical obstructive azoospermia. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2019 Mar.; 20(3):282-286.
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Case 20-2018: A 64-Year-Old Man with Fever, Arthralgias, and Testicular Pain. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 28; 378(26):2518-2529.
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Localization of orexin B and orexin-2 receptor in the rat epididymis. Acta Histochem. 2018 Apr; 120(3):292-297.
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Kynurenic Acid and Gpr35 Regulate Adipose Tissue Energy Homeostasis and Inflammation. Cell Metab. 2018 02 06; 27(2):378-392.e5.
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Paternal hyperglycemia in rats exacerbates the development of obesity in offspring. J Endocrinol. 2017 Aug; 234(2):175-186.
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Mitochondrial Patch Clamp of Beige Adipocytes Reveals UCP1-Positive and UCP1-Negative Cells Both Exhibiting Futile Creatine Cycling. Cell Metab. 2017 Apr 04; 25(4):811-822.e4.
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[Effect of Jianpi Shengxue Granule on Fertility and Early Embryo Development Toxicity of Rats]. Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2017 Mar; 37(3):356-359.
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Extra-oviductal expression of oviductal glycoprotein 1 in mouse: Detection in testis, epididymis and ovary. J Biosci. 2017 Mar; 42(1):69-80.