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7825740

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
The microvasculature of the human testis is closely related to the Leydig cells and the seminiferous tubules. Semi-thin sections of testicular tissue serve as a basis for the computer-aided 3-D reconstruction of the microvasculature, the seminiferous tubules and the Leydig cells. After vascular perfusion with glutaraldehyde (5.5%) and paraformaldehyde (4%), it is possible by means of light and electron microscopy, to analyse the organization of the capillaries between the Leydig cells (inter-Leydig cell capillaries) as well as of those within the lamina propria (intramural capillaries). These arise from arterioles, deriving from branches of the segmental arteries. The capillaries ramify between the Leydig cells and run either semi-circumferentially around the seminiferous tubules (peritubular capillaries) or penetrate the lamina propria of the neighbouring tubules. This is the beginning of the intramural capillary which after leaving the tubular wall continues to a further capillary path. Consequently, the microvasculature of the human testis with regard to the seminiferous tubules is subdivided into afferent, intramural and efferent capillaries. Leydig cell clusters are present on both the arterial and the venous sides of the microvasculature.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0303-4569
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
255-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Microvasculature of the human testis in correlation to Leydig cells and seminiferous tubules.
pubmed:affiliation
Anatomisches Institut, Universität Hamburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article