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VEGF Modulates the Capillaries of the Human Epididymis

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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a high specific endothelial cell mitogen (Conn et al., 1990), stimulates angiogenesis and enhances endothelial permeability by fenestration of venular and capillary endothelium (Roberts & Palade, 1995), through the opening of endothelial cell tight junctions. The expression and function of VEGF in the epididymis which is divided into caput, corpus and cauda epididymidis (Holstein, 1969, Yeung et al. 1991) are not yet sufficiently clarified.

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

    S. Ergün & W. Empen

  2. Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Hamburg (UKE), Martinistr. 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany

    W. Fiedler

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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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Ergün, S., Empen, W., Fiedler, W. (1997). VEGF Modulates the Capillaries of 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_37

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