Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles from Cilia and Epithelial Cells of Ductuli Efferentes in a Turtle (<i>Pelodiscus sinensis</i>)

The ductuli efferentes (DE) form a transit passage for the passage of spermatozoa from the rete testis to the epididymis. After spermiation, various epithelial secretory proteins are transferred via extracellular vesicles (EVs) to the spermatozoa for their maturation and long-term viability. The aim...

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Main Authors: Imran Tarique, Yifei Liu, Xuebing Bai, Abdul Haseeb, Ping Yang, Yufei Huang, Wenjia Qu, Ruizhi Wu, Waseem Ali Vistro, Quisheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/11/888