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Figure 5

From: Expression of genes and localization of enzymes involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis in rabbit testis and epididymis

Figure 5

Schematic representation of enzyme and fatty acid localization in epididymal cells. ELOVL2: elongase 2; ELOVL5: elongase 5; FADS1: Δ5-desaturase; FADS2: Δ6-desaturase; DHA: docosahexaenoic acid; EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid; ARA: arachidonic acid. In the connective tissue of cauda epididymis all enzymes were expressed (FADS1 and 2, ELOVL2 and 5), while in the basal cell only FADS1 and ELOV2 were found and in the principal cell ELOVL5, 2 and FADS1. Conversely the FAs localization was similar (ARA, DHA and EPA in both cells). Furthermore, in the epididymal vesicles, the expression of ELOVL5,2 and FADS 1 was found.

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