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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Main Author: Robert Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
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