Cowper's glands

A pair of pea-sized, yellow, multilobed glands lying in the SPHINCTER of the male urethra and discharging into it. Under the influence of sexual interest they secrete a clear mucinous lubricant to facilitate intercourse. They are also called the bulbo-urethral glands and are the male equivalent of the BARTHOLIN'S GLANDS. (William Cowper, 1666–1709, English surgeon).

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Histochemical observations on the Cowper's glands of the Indian leaf-nosed bat, Hipposideros lankadiva (Kelaart).

Ultrastructure of the Secretory Epithelial Cells of the Bulbourethral Glands (Cowper's gland) in the Indian Fruit Bat, Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest) During the Reproductive Cycle/Ultraestructura de las Celulas Epiteliales Secretoras de las Glandulas Bulbouretrales (glandula de Cowper) en el Murcielago de la India, Rousettus leschenaulti (Desmarest) Durante el Ciclo Reproductivo

Herein we report a case of a 29-year-old male with an imperforate Cowper's gland syringocele.

Transurethral Unroofing of a Symptomatic Imperforate Cowper's Syringocele in an Adult Male

Similar to Warnnissorn and colleagues, (8) we found that the perimeatal region was involved and the absence of sweat, Littre or Cowper's glands was compatible with the hypothesis that MC is a bimodal cancer.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the penis: case report and literature review

One laboratory (Lab 4) weighed the prostate, seminal vesicle, Cowper's glands, and adrenal glands after approximately 24 hr fixation in 10% formalin solution, following the procedure of Yamada et al.

OECD validation of the Hershberger assay in Japan: phase 2 dose response of methyltestosterone, vinclozolin, and p,p'-DDE

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