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Acquisition of Fertilizing Capacity of Spermatozoa in the Human Epididymis

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Mammalian spermatozoa undergo maturation during their passage through the epididymis, which results in the development of fertilizing capacity (Bedford, 1975). The epididymis actively contributes to sperm maturation with factors produced by the epithelium under the influence of androgens (Orgebin-Crist, 1975).

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  1. I.Frauenkliniek und Hebammenschule der Universität München, Maistrasse 11, 8000, München, Germany

    Dr. M. J. Hinrichsen

  2. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, Obligado 2490, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Dr. J. A. Blaquier

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  1. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 48201, USA

    E. S. E. Hafez

  2. Kiel, Germany

    K. Semm

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Hinrichsen, M.J., Blaquier, J.A. (1982). Acquisition of Fertilizing Capacity of Spermatozoa in the Human Epididymis. In: Hafez, E.S.E., Semm, K. (eds) Instrumental Insemination. Clinics in Andrology, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7467-8_7

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