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Applying Electron Microscopy to Characterize the Human Epididymis Collected in vivo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2012

J. V. Silva ,
G. Luers ,
A. Patrício ,
N. Maia ,
O. A. B. da Cruz e Silva  and
M. Fardilha
J. V. Silva
Affiliation:
Signal Transduction Laboratory, Centre for Cell Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
G. Luers
Affiliation:
Institute for Anatomy und Cell Biology, Justus Liebig-University, Germany
A. Patrício
Affiliation:
Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
N. Maia
Affiliation:
Hospital Infante D. Pedro, Aveiro, Portugal
O. A. B. da Cruz e Silva
Affiliation:
Neurosciences Laboratory, Centre for Cell Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
M. Fardilha
Affiliation:
Signal Transduction Laboratory, Centre for Cell Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract

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The epididymis is a long convoluted tubule that serves as a conduit for the transport of spermatozoa from the testis to the vas deferens and is the site where spermatozoa mature and acquire their functions of progressive motility and fertility. Unfortunately, very little is known about the human epididymis and its role in sperm maturation owing to the lack of studies conducted on normal human tissue. The role of epididymal luminal microenvironment and the mechanisms that epididymis uses to carry out its functions remain unsolved.

Type
Life Sciences
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 18 , Supplement S5: Portuguese Supplement , August 2012 , pp. 35 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2012