Itoh M, Li X Q, Yano A, Xie Q, Takeuchi Y
Department of Anatomy, Kagawa Medical University, Japan.
J Androl. 1998 Jul-Aug;19(4):466-72.
Previous studies in the rat demonstrated that lymph vessels arise from various sites in the testis and then anastomose to form the main lymph trunk toward the testicular artery. Although mice are as commonly used in the laboratory as the rat, precise knowledge concerning their testicular lymphatics has not been established. In the present study, the patterns of testicular lymphatic drainage in the mouse were examined using local injection of India ink into the testicular parenchyma. The results demonstrated that, besides the lymph trunk surrounding the testicular artery, a lymphatic drainage route running along the ductus deferens is also present.
以往对大鼠的研究表明，淋巴管起源于睾丸的不同部位，然后相互吻合形成朝向睾丸动脉的主要淋巴干。尽管小鼠在实验室中的使用频率与大鼠相同，但关于其睾丸淋巴管的确切知识尚未确立。在本研究中，通过向睾丸实质局部注射印度墨水来检查小鼠睾丸淋巴引流的模式。结果表明，除了围绕睾丸动脉的淋巴干外，还存在一条沿输精管走行的淋巴引流途径。
