The postnatal development of the ductus epididymidis in the rabbit

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Abstract
The postnatal development and differentiation of the rabbit epididymis have been described. At birth, all segments of the ductus are lined by a simple, low columnar epithelium. By 16 days postnatal, the surrounding mesenchyme has condensed to form a tunica propria around the ductus. Evidence of differentiation first is seen in the caput at 28 days and by 43 days the epithelium is pseudostratified. Stereocilia appear in the caput by 63 days and differentiation begins in the other segments at this time. By 112 days, differentiation is complete. In the testis, spermatogenic activity begins at 63 days and all tubules are active by 84 days but spermatozoa are present in tubules and lumen of the corpus only by 112 days.

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