lumicrine

English

Adjective

lumicrine (not comparable)

1. Relating to hormones secreted and/or produced by an upstream set of cells through a luminal or ductal system in the testes.

See also

• epididymis
• epididymis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Kiyozumi, D. (2022) The molecular mechanisms of mammalian sperm maturation regulated by NELL2-ROS1 lumicrine signaling. J Biochem. 172(6):341-346. https://academic.oup.com/jb/article/172/6/341/6693890

Hinton, B.T., Lan, Z,J., Lye, R.J. & Labus, J.C. (2000). Regulation of epididymal function by testicular factors: The lumicrine hypothesis. In: The Testis: From Stem Cell to Sperm Function. Ed. E. Goldberg. Serono Symposia USA. Springer Press, pp163-173

Hinton, B.T., Lan, Z.J., Rudolph, D.B., Labus, J.C., & Lye, R.J. (1998). Testicular regulation of epididymal gene expression. J Reprod Fertil Suppl. 53:47-57.

Fawcett, D.W. & Hoffer, A.P. (1979). Failure of exogenous androgen to prevent regression of the initial segments of the rat epididymis after efferent duct ligation or orchidectomy. Biol Reprod. 20(2):162-181.

Moniem, K.A., Glover, T.D. & Lubicz-Nawrocki, C.W. (1978). Effects of duct ligation and orchidectomy on histochemical reactions in the hamster epididymis. J Reprod Fertil. 54(1):173-176.