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Ultrastructural evidence for phagocytosis of spermatozoa in the bovine rete testis and testicular straight tubules

1979; Bioscientifica; Volume: 57; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1530/jrf.0.0570001

1741-7899

Fred Sinowatz, Karl‐Heinz Wrobel, S. Sinowatz, P. Kügler,

Male Reproductive Health Studies

Ultrastructural examination showed that the epithelium of the bovine rete testis and the tubuli recti could phagocytose spermatozoa. Macrophages were regularly found in the basal parts of the epithelial cells and could be involved in the removal of degraded sperm material.