Measurement of pH in the rat epididymis in vivo.
Antimony microelectrodes were used to measure pH in rat seminiferous tubules and epididymides in vivo. Acidification of fluid leaving the testis occurs primarily in the initial segment and to a lesser extent in the intermediate zone.
D000818:Animals; D004822:Epididymis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D051381:Rats; D012661:Semen; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules; D013737:Testis