The Metabolic Activity of the Bovine Epididymis

Abstract

The epididymides of five mature bulls were unilaterally ligated at the efferent ductules, divided into five zones and subjected to a radiorespirometric study. tion of Krebs' cycle intermediates proceed at a greater rate than utilization of glucose. There was a significantly higher ( <0·01) 14C02 evolution by the control tissues than the treated tissues. Zone 3 of both the treatment and control epididymides utilized more individual sub¬ strates at a significantly higher ( <0·05) rate than any other zone.

Fatty Acid Relationships of the Normal and Efferentiectomized Bovine Epididymis

“…The methods described by Turner & Johnson (1973) were used when the epididymides of five mature bulls were unilaterally ligated at the efferent ductules and tissue samples were obtained. The five epididymal zones sampled were the proximal and distal caput epididymidis, the corpus epididymidis and the proximal and distal cauda epididymidis (Zones 1 to 5, respectively).…”