Publication: Short-term effect of androgen deprivation on intraluminal pressure and contractility of the rat epididymis
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1985-01-01
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00224251
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Vol.73, No.2 (1985), 405-410
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A. Din-Udom, S. Sujarit, C. Pholpramool Short-term effect of androgen deprivation on intraluminal pressure and contractility of the rat epididymis. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Vol.73, No.2 (1985), 405-410. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0730405 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/30749
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Short-term effect of androgen deprivation on intraluminal pressure and contractility of the rat epididymis
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Short-term effects of bilateral castration, cyproterone acetate and unilateral efferent duct ligation on intraluminal pressures and spontaneous contractions in different regions of the epididymis were studied in the rat. Ligation of the efferent ducts for 5 days did not alter pressures or spontaneous contractions in any region of the epididymis. However, bilateral castration produced time-dependent changes in pressures and contractions in different segments. In the caput, the amplitude, but not the basal pressure or the frequency, of spontaneous contractions increased by Day 1 after operation. In the corpus, increments in the basal pressure and the amplitude of contractions occurred by Day 5 whilst the frequency of contractions was not changed. Similar effects were observed in the cauda by 3 days after castration. Changes in all regions of the epididymis were also mimicked by cyproterone acetate treatment (10 mg/rat per day, s.c. for 21 days). In addition, this drug increased the amplitude of contractions in the cauda. The effect of castration was abolished by testosterone propionate (0.2 mg/kg per day, i.m. for 5 days). The results support the suggestion that an enhancement of sperm transport through the rat epididymis occurs shortly after castration. The results also suggest that, in normal rats, androgens suppress the contractility of the epididymal tubule to ensure an optimal rate of sperm transport.