Connection between seminiferous tubules and epididymal duct is originally induced before sex differentiation in a sex‐independent manner

Background Spermatozoa in mammals develop in seminiferous tubules in a testis and are transported through the male reproductive tract. Their developmental origins are, however, different from each other; the seminiferous tubules are testicular (gonadal) structure but the subsequent ducts stem from the mesonephros. Although some mechanisms should function for the connection between these ducts, there are few reports on them. In the present study,...