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The epididymal immune balance: a key to preserving male fertility

1 Jan 2019

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Up to 15% of male infertility has an immunological origin, either due to repetitive infections or to autoimmune responses mainly affecting the epididymis, prostate, and testis. Clinical observations and epidemiological data clearly contradict the idea that the testis confers immune protection to the whole male genital tract. As a consequence, the epididymis, in which posttesticular spermatozoa mature and are...

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PMID: 30924450
DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_11_19

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