Epididymal RNase T2 contributes to astheno-teratozoospermia and intergenerational metabolic disorder through epididymosome-sperm interaction
Abstract Background The epididymis is crucial for post-testicular sperm development which is termed sperm maturation. During this process, fertilizing ability is acquired through the epididymis-sperm communication via exchange of protein and small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs). More importantly, epididy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-03158-1 |