172
17. Jegou B (1993) The Sertoli-germ cell communication network in mammals. Int Rev Cytol
147:25–96
18. Kaur G, Mital P, Dufour JM (2013) Testisimmune privilege - Assumptions versus facts. Anim
Reprod 10(1):3–15
19. Jégou B, Sharpe RM (1993) Chapter 8: Paracrine mechanisms in testicular control. In: de
Kretser (ed) The molecular biology of the male reproductive system. Academic, New York,
pp 273–310
20. Sharpe RM (1998) Toxicity of spermatogenesis and its detection. In: Korach KS (ed)
Reproductive and developmental toxicology. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp 625–634
21. Calvel P, Rolland AD, Jegou B, Pineau C (2010) Testicular postgenomics: targeting the regulation of spermatogenesis. Philos Trans R Soc Lond Ser B Biol Sci 365(1546):1481–1500
22. Cornwall GA (2009) New insights into epididymal biology and function. Hum Reprod Update
15(2):213–227
23. Dacheux JL, Dacheux F (2014) New insights into epididymal function in relation to sperm
maturation. Reproduction 147(2):R27–R42
24. Sendler E, Johnson GD, Mao S, Goodrich RJ, Diamond MP, Hauser R, Krawetz SA (2013)
Stability, delivery and functions of human sperm RNAs at fertilization. Nucleic Acids Res
41(7):4104–4117
25. Cooper TG, Yeung C-H (2006) Sperm maturation in the human epididymis. In: De Jonge C,
Barratt C (eds) The sperm cell production, maturation, fertilization, regeneration. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp 72–107
26. Belleannee C, Thimon V, Sullivan R (2012) Region-specific gene expression in the epididymis. Cell Tissue Res 349(3):717–731
27. Sullivan R, Mieusset R (2016) The human epididymis: its function in sperm maturation. Hum
Reprod Update 22(5):574–587
28. Sun EL, Flickinger CJ (1979) Development of cell types and of regional differences in the
postnatal rat epididymis. Am J Anat 154(1):27–55
29. Rodriguez CM, Kirby JL, Hinton BT (2001) Regulation of gene transcription in the epididymis. Reproduction 122(1):41–48
30. Dacheux JL, Belghazi M, Lanson Y, Dacheux F (2006) Human epididymal secretome and
proteome. Mol Cell Endocrinol 250(1-2):36–42
31. Belleannee C, Labas V, Teixeira-Gomes AP, Gatti JL, Dacheux JL, Dacheux F (2011)
Identification of luminal and secreted proteins in bull epididymis. J Proteome 74(1):59–78
32. Dacheux JL, Belleannee C, Jones R, Labas V, Belghazi M, Guyonnet B, Druart X, Gatti JL,
Dacheux F (2009) Mammalian epididymal proteome. Mol Cell Endocrinol 306(1-2):45–50
33. Frenette G, Sullivan R (2001) Prostasome-like particles are involved in the transfer of P25b
from the bovine epididymal fluid to the sperm surface. Mol Reprod Dev 59(1):115–121
34. Oh JS, Han C, Cho C (2009) ADAM7 is associated with epididymosomes and integrated into
sperm plasma membrane. Mol Cells 28(5):441–446
35. Sullivan R, Saez F (2013) Epididymosomes, prostasomes, and liposomes: their roles in mammalian male reproductive physiology. Reproduction 146(1):R21–R35
36. Williams J, Reel JR, George JD, Lamb JC (1990) Reproductive effects of diethylene glycol
and diethylene glycol monoethyl ether in Swiss CD-1 mice assessed by a continuous breeding
protocol. Fundam Appl Toxicol 14(3):622–635
37. Multigner L (2012) Perturbateurs endocriniens : une exposition difficile à estimer en l’absence
de définition claire. Le concours médical 134(10):2–4
38. Carlsen E, Giwercman A, Keiding N, Skakkebaek NE (1992) Evidence for decreasing quality
of semen during past 50 years. BMJ 305(6854):609–613
39. Auger J, Kunstmann JM, Czyglik F, Jouannet P (1995) Decline in semen quality among fertile
men in Paris during the past 20 years. N Engl J Med 332(5):281–285
40. Irvine S, Cawood E, Richardson D, MacDonald E, Aitken J (1996) Evidence of deteriorating
semen quality in the United Kingdom: birth cohort study in 577 men in Scotland over 11 years.
BMJ 312(7029):467–471
C. Pineau
17. Jegou B (1993) The Sertoli-germ cell communication network in mammals. Int Rev Cytol
147:25–96
18. Kaur G, Mital P, Dufour JM (2013) Testisimmune privilege - Assumptions versus facts. Anim
Reprod 10(1):3–15
19. Jégou B, Sharpe RM (1993) Chapter 8: Paracrine mechanisms in testicular control. In: de
Kretser (ed) The molecular biology of the male reproductive system. Academic, New York,
pp 273–310
20. Sharpe RM (1998) Toxicity of spermatogenesis and its detection. In: Korach KS (ed)
Reproductive and developmental toxicology. Marcel Dekker, New York, pp 625–634
21. Calvel P, Rolland AD, Jegou B, Pineau C (2010) Testicular postgenomics: targeting the regulation of spermatogenesis. Philos Trans R Soc Lond Ser B Biol Sci 365(1546):1481–1500
22. Cornwall GA (2009) New insights into epididymal biology and function. Hum Reprod Update
15(2):213–227
23. Dacheux JL, Dacheux F (2014) New insights into epididymal function in relation to sperm
maturation. Reproduction 147(2):R27–R42
24. Sendler E, Johnson GD, Mao S, Goodrich RJ, Diamond MP, Hauser R, Krawetz SA (2013)
Stability, delivery and functions of human sperm RNAs at fertilization. Nucleic Acids Res
41(7):4104–4117
25. Cooper TG, Yeung C-H (2006) Sperm maturation in the human epididymis. In: De Jonge C,
Barratt C (eds) The sperm cell production, maturation, fertilization, regeneration. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp 72–107
26. Belleannee C, Thimon V, Sullivan R (2012) Region-specific gene expression in the epididymis. Cell Tissue Res 349(3):717–731
27. Sullivan R, Mieusset R (2016) The human epididymis: its function in sperm maturation. Hum
Reprod Update 22(5):574–587
28. Sun EL, Flickinger CJ (1979) Development of cell types and of regional differences in the
postnatal rat epididymis. Am J Anat 154(1):27–55
29. Rodriguez CM, Kirby JL, Hinton BT (2001) Regulation of gene transcription in the epididymis. Reproduction 122(1):41–48
30. Dacheux JL, Belghazi M, Lanson Y, Dacheux F (2006) Human epididymal secretome and
proteome. Mol Cell Endocrinol 250(1-2):36–42
31. Belleannee C, Labas V, Teixeira-Gomes AP, Gatti JL, Dacheux JL, Dacheux F (2011)
Identification of luminal and secreted proteins in bull epididymis. J Proteome 74(1):59–78
32. Dacheux JL, Belleannee C, Jones R, Labas V, Belghazi M, Guyonnet B, Druart X, Gatti JL,
Dacheux F (2009) Mammalian epididymal proteome. Mol Cell Endocrinol 306(1-2):45–50
33. Frenette G, Sullivan R (2001) Prostasome-like particles are involved in the transfer of P25b
from the bovine epididymal fluid to the sperm surface. Mol Reprod Dev 59(1):115–121
34. Oh JS, Han C, Cho C (2009) ADAM7 is associated with epididymosomes and integrated into
sperm plasma membrane. Mol Cells 28(5):441–446
35. Sullivan R, Saez F (2013) Epididymosomes, prostasomes, and liposomes: their roles in mammalian male reproductive physiology. Reproduction 146(1):R21–R35
36. Williams J, Reel JR, George JD, Lamb JC (1990) Reproductive effects of diethylene glycol
and diethylene glycol monoethyl ether in Swiss CD-1 mice assessed by a continuous breeding
protocol. Fundam Appl Toxicol 14(3):622–635
37. Multigner L (2012) Perturbateurs endocriniens : une exposition difficile à estimer en l’absence
de définition claire. Le concours médical 134(10):2–4
38. Carlsen E, Giwercman A, Keiding N, Skakkebaek NE (1992) Evidence for decreasing quality
of semen during past 50 years. BMJ 305(6854):609–613
39. Auger J, Kunstmann JM, Czyglik F, Jouannet P (1995) Decline in semen quality among fertile
men in Paris during the past 20 years. N Engl J Med 332(5):281–285
40. Irvine S, Cawood E, Richardson D, MacDonald E, Aitken J (1996) Evidence of deteriorating
semen quality in the United Kingdom: birth cohort study in 577 men in Scotland over 11 years.
BMJ 312(7029):467–471
C. Pineau