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The dartos fascia keeps the foreskin close to the glans penis throughout life.<ref>{{REFjournal | The dartos fascia keeps the foreskin close to the glans penis throughout life.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|last2=Prakash | |last2=Prakash | ||
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|title=Human prepuce: some aspects of structure and function | |title=Human prepuce: some aspects of structure and function | ||
|journal=Indian J Surg | |journal=Indian J Surg | ||
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}}</ref> In infancy, the dartos fascia operates as a one-way check valve at the tip of the foreskin, allowing urine to pass out, but prohibiting the entry of foreign matter and pathogens.<ref>{{REFjournal | }}</ref> In infancy, the dartos fascia operates as a one-way check valve at the tip of the foreskin, allowing urine to pass out, but prohibiting the entry of foreign matter and pathogens.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=Immunological functions of the human prepuce | |title=Immunological functions of the human prepuce | ||
|journal=Sex Trans Inf | |journal=Sex Trans Inf | ||