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bulbourethral gland

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bulbourethral gland [¦bəl·bō·yu̇′rēth·rəl ‚gland]
(anatomy)
Either of a pair of compound tubular glands, anterior to the prostate gland in males, which discharge into the urethra. Also known as Cowper's gland.


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The test protocols are based on weights of five mandatory male reproductive tract tissues--ventral prostate (VP), paired seminal vesicles and coagulating glands (SVCG), the levator ani and bulbocavernosus muscles (LABC), the glans penis (GP), and the paired Cowper's or bulbourethral glands (COWS)--after 10 consecutive days of test substance administration to castrated male rats.
 
 
 
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