Publication: Increase in fluid viscosity during epididymal transit and the immobilization of rat epididymal spermatozoa
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1986-01-01
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13652605
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01056263
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2-s2.0-0022993635
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Andrology. Vol.9, No.3 (1986), 229-240
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Thidarat Eksittikul, Montri Chulavatnatol Increase in fluid viscosity during epididymal transit and the immobilization of rat epididymal spermatozoa. International Journal of Andrology. Vol.9, No.3 (1986), 229-240. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2605.1986.tb00886.x Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/9815
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Increase in fluid viscosity during epididymal transit and the immobilization of rat epididymal spermatozoa
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A microcapillary method was developed to measure the viscosity of small volumes of undiluted epididymal fluid. Fluid from the cauda epididymis registered 82 ± 17 centipoise which was much more viscous than fluid from the caput region (8 ± 2 centipoise). Initiation of sperm motility was strongly suppressed in the viscosity range of 7 to 150 centipoise. A significant increase in the viscosity of fluid from the caput region was observed when immobilin in the fluid binds with a lectin from Jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus). Thus, it is postulated that aggregation of the immobilin induced by a lectin‐like material produced by the cauda epididymis may be a mechanism by which fluid viscosity is increased during epididymal transit. Copyright © 1986, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved