Fully differentiated spermatozoa left from testis acquire their motility and capacity for fertilization via interactions with the epididymal epithelium duct lumen during passage through this convoluted duct.
The DMAB staining specific for stored tissue kallikrein of the granular convoluted ducts of submandibular gland tissues at all time points post ligation indicated loss of kallikrein-containing secretory granules, corresponding with PAS staining of glandular homogenates, which showed a complete loss of mucin with ligation as previously demonstrated in duct-ligated submandibular gland of rats.
Thiazide diuretics primarily act by inhibiting the transport of sodium and chloride in the distal convoluted duct and connecting segment.
But they are not mature, they pass through the epididymis, a convoluted duct, bathe in the duct lumen, and interact with some proteins in these particular microenvironments so that they acquire forward motility and fertility potential and become a so-called matured sperm stored in the end of this duct waiting for ejaculation.
Immunohistochemical (IHC) analyses revealed that ATG5 expression was not only abolished in AQP5-expressing acinar cells, but also decreased substantially in AQP5 non-expressors, mainly granular convoluted ducts (GCDs) and other duct cells in the SMGs of Atg5 f/− ;Aqp5-Cre mice.
Miller and Pitnick [24] capture the importance of these structures in the following: "Likewise, the long and convoluted ducts through which sperm must travel within the female may serve to increase the difficulty for males in placing their sperm close to ova or accessing previously stored sperm, thereby enhancing female control over paternity".
This was supported by the fact that no histologic differences with respect to MPA-induced development of convoluted granular ducts of the salivary glands, the source of EGF, were found across strains.
Although WNK1 and WNK4 are expressed in multiple tissues, their major role is to regulate the transport of sodium and potassium ions in distal convoluted tubule and cortical collecting duct of nephrons, and thereby to contribute to blood pressure determination [Verissimo and Jordan, 2001; Wilson et al., 2001].
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Extreme dilatation of collecting ducts and convoluted tubules with epithelial degenerative changes of cloudy swelling, hydropic degeneration and separation from the basement membrane were principal changes in the kidney.
