The epididymis and testicular descent
โ Scribed by D. T. Mininberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 317 KB
- Volume
- 146
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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## Background: The role of the gubernaculum in descent of the testis is controversial. The mechanism of testicular descent has been studied in the rat, because inguino-scrotal descent occurs postnatally in this species. Several authors have claimed that the cremasteric sac forms by eversion of the
The adaptive significance of the scrotum and the evolution of the descent of the testicles and epididymis have been a focus of interest among biologists for a long time. In this paper we use three anatomical character states of the scrotum and descensus: (1) testicles descended and scrotal; (2) test