Members of the murine <it>Pate </it>family are predominantly expressed in the epididymis in a segment-specific fashion and regulated by androgens and other testicular factors

• Main Authors: Damdimopoulos Anastasios E (Author), Pujianto Dwi (Author), Sipilä Petra (Author), Turunen Heikki T (Author), Björkgren Ida (Author), Huhtaniemi Ilpo (Author), Poutanen Matti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Spermatozoa leaving the testis are not able to fertilize the egg <it>in vivo</it>. They must undergo further maturation in the epididymis. Proteins secreted to the epididymal lumen by the epithelial cells interact with th...