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8311260

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-11
pubmed:abstractText
Measurements of extremely high osmolalities in cauda epididymidal fluids of hibernating bat species led to an investigation of the junctional complex morphology of the epithelium of this sperm storage site. Freeze fracture replicas revealed the presence, at certain times of the year, of a tight junction architecture that resembled that traditionally thought to be exclusive to the blood-testis barrier, the strongest permeability barrier in the body. It is hypothesized that seasonal establishment of these specialized Sertoli cell-like tight junctions is necessary to the maintenance of the high osmotic state of the luminal environment, allowing for the prevention of dilution of its contents by paracellular routes and its protection from bursting under the osmotic pressure contained within.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-276X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
237
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
475-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Unique features of the cauda epididymidal epithelium of hibernating bats may promote sperm longevity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.