Fate of stored secretion following ligation of the seminal vesicle-coagulating gland in the rat.
Unilateral ligation of the seminal vesicle-coagulating gland complex in castrated and testes intact sexually mature rats resulted in a significant asymmetry in weight after 14 days, with ligated glands heavier in both groups. Differences in weight between glands resulted from ligation, and the primary route by which stored secretion is eliminated from these glands is by spontaneous ejaculation rather than resorption via the glandular epithelia.
D000818:Animals; D002369:Castration; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000502:physiology*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012661:Semen / Q000378:metabolism; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000502:physiology*