Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2023-05026)
Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Government of Canada (Reproductive Toxicology)
Article History
Received: 24 April 2024
Accepted: 24 September 2024
First Online: 16 October 2024
Declarations
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: All the animal protocols used in this study were approved by the Institut National de la recherche Scientifique (INRS) university animal care committee according to the guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care.
: All participants have given their verbal consent regarding their participation in this study and submission of this article.
: The expression of connexins during epididymal development is regulated by androgens which inhibit the expression of <i>Gjb2</i> and <i>Gja1</i> in principal cells and stimulate the expression of <i>Gjb1</i>, <i>Gjb4</i> and <i>Gjb5</i>.
: The authors declare that there is no financial or non-financial conflict of interest.