Distinct actions of testicular endocrine and lumicrine signaling on the proximal epididymal transcriptome

• मुख्य लेखक: Daiji Kiyozumi (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract The epididymal function and gene expression in mammals are under the control of the testis. Sex steroids are secreted from the testis and act on the epididymis in an endocrine manner. There is another, non-sex steroidal secreted signaling, named lumicrine signaling, in which testis-derived...