Epididymosomes: a heterogeneous population of microvesicles with multiple functions in sperm maturation and storage
Extracellular microvesicles present in the epididymal fluid have been named epididymosomes. Many epididymosome-associated proteins are transferred to spermatozoa during their maturation in the excurrent duct. Epididymosomes are heterogeneous, with their size varying between 50 and 250 nm. Two distin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Andrology |
Online Access: | http://www.ajandrology.com/article.asp?issn=1008-682X;year=2015;volume=17;issue=5;spage=726;epage=729;aulast=Sullivan |