Fig. 2.

Lessons learned from animal models of testicular and epididymal infection and inflammation. BC basal cell, BM basement membrane, BTB blood–testis barrier, DC dendritic cell, ECM extracellular matrix, GC germ cell, IL interleukin, LC Leydig cell, M macrophage, MC mast cell, MCP monocyte chemotactic protein, N neutrophils, NC narrow and clear cell, NO nitric oxide, PC principal cell, PTC peritubular cell, SC Sertoli cell, SMC smooth muscle cell, TC T cell, TM testicular macrophage, TNF tumor necrosis factor, Treg regulatory T cell.

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