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ductule

[duk´tūl]

a minute duct.

duc·tule

(dŭk'tūl),

A minute duct.

Synonym(s): ductulus [TA]

ductule

/duct·ule/ (duk´tūl) a minute duct.

alveolar ductules see under duct.

bile ductules

1. the small channels that connect the interlobular ductules with the right and left hepatic ducts.

2. cholangioles.

interlobular ductules small channels between the hepatic lobules, draining into the bile ductules.

ductules of prostate ducts from the prostate, opening into or near the prostatic sinuses on the posterior urethra.

ductule

(dŭk′to͞ol′)

A small duct.

duc·tule

(dŭk'tyūl)

A minute duct.
Synonym(s): ductulus [TA] .

duc·tule

(dŭk'tūl)

A minute duct.
Synonym(s): ductulus.

ductule

a minute duct.

ductule efferent

seminiferous tubules open into a rete testis which drains through these efferent ductules which pierce the testicular capsule and join the head of the epididymis.

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Note stronger immunoreactivity in benign bile ducts and ductules (original magnification X400).

Practical Immunohistochemistry in Neoplastic Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas

Aquaporin-1 and -9 are differentially regulated by oestrogen in the efferent ductule epithelium and initial segment of the epididymis.

Aquaporin biology of spermatogenesis and sperm physiology in mammals and teleosts

The male reproductive system of Phrynops geoffroanus consists of a pair of testes, from which narrow efferent ductules emerge to form the epididymis, which uncoil in the caudal portion and continue on to the deferent duct, all of which are involved by the urogenital mesentery.

Anatomy of the male reproductive system of Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae)/Anatomia do aparelho reprodutor masculino de Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae)

The excurrent ducts are further divided into the efferent ductules (EDs), epididymis, and vas deferens (Figure 3).

The roles of estrogens in the efferent ductules of the male reproductive system: a review

5 pm wide, with single inner ductule arising medially, most ductules swollen proximally; frequent throughout.

Phalacrococcus howertoni, a new genus and species of soft scale (Hemiptera: Coccidae) from Florida

Matured spermatozoa move from the region of the testes where they develop through the efferent ductules (the proximal region of the vasa deferentia adjacent to the testes) to the distal region of the vasa deferentia (Canterbury and Pauley, 1994).

Resource allocation and life history traits of plethodon cinereus at different elevations

Expression and localization of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in rat efferent ductules and epididymis.

Efecto de Brugmansia arborea (L.) Lagerheim (Solanacea) en el sistema reproductor masculino de raton

Contrary to blood flow, bile movement occurs from Zone 3 to Zone 1 via a separate route (bile caniculi to canals of Hering to bile ductules to portal bile ducts.

Liver function testing

However, various reports are found on the epididymal presence of aromatase in human efferent ductules and proximal epididymis (Carpino et al.

Sesame radiatum phytoestrogens stimulate spermatogenic activity and improve sperm quality in adult male Sprague Dawley rat testis/Fitoestrogenos radiatum estimulan la actividad espermatogenica y mejoran la calidad del esperma en el testiculo de ratas Sprague Dawley adulto de sexo masculino

This type causes the ductules and ducts to become inflamed, causing further local effects: a breast that is swollen, hard, tender and hot.

Mastitis

The cells secrete the bile into these canals, and it then flows into increasingly larger ductules and ducts like streams flowing into a river.