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VERY little information is available on the function of the epididymis and especially of the nature of its secretion products. During a study of the histochemistry of this organ in domestic and laboratory animals pictures were obtained which indicated the presence of glycogen in the epididymal secretion products.
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NICANDER, L. Glycogen Secretion in the Epididymis. Nature 174, 700–701 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174700a0
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