On the mode of sperm autoantigen presentation to the regional lymph node of the testis after vasectomy in rats.
The regional testicular lymph nodes of vasectomised rats, and of sham-operated controls, have been examined, in stained smears of cell suspensions, for the presence of spermatozoa, at intervals of 1-10 weeks after operation. Very few, if any, spermatozoa were found in either group. These findings differ from those reported in rams and boars by Ball & Setchell (1983), and indicate species differences in the mode of presentation of sperm autoantigens to the regional nodes after vasectomy.
Department of Anatomy, University of Glasgow.
S W
SW
McDonald
R J
RJ
Scothorne
D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*; D013737:Testis / Q000276:immunology*; D014659:Vasectomy
D001324:Autoantigens