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Endothelin-1 and Its Receptors in the Human Epididymis

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The Fate of the Male Germ Cell

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 424))

Abstract

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor localized for the first time in porcine aortic endothelial cells (Yanagisawa et al., 1988). Endothelin receptors can be classified as subtype A (ET-A) and subtype B (ET-B). The aim of this study was to examine the expression of ET-1 and its receptors in the human epididymis. Morphologically, the human epididymis is commonly divided into three major parts: caput, corpus and cauda epididymidis (Holstein, 1969). The caput epididymidis contains mainly parts of efferent ducts (Yeung et al., 1991) while the corpus and cauda epididymidis comprise epididymal duct.

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  1. Institute of Anatomy, University of Hamburg, Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    S. Harneit, S. Ergün & A. F. Holstein

  2. Institute of Hormone and Fertility Research, Grandweg 64, 22529, Hamburg, Germany

    H.-J. Paust & A. K. Mukhopadhyay

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  1. Institute for Hormone and Fertility Research, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Richard Ivell

  2. Anatomical Institute, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Adolf-Friedrich Holstein

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Harneit, S., Ergün, S., Holstein, A.F., Paust, HJ., Mukhopadhyay, A.K. (1997). Endothelin-1 and Its Receptors in the Human Epididymis. In: Ivell, R., Holstein, AF. (eds) The Fate of the Male Germ Cell. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 424. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5913-9_38

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