Publication Date:
1978-07-28
Description:
The oviduct isthmus is capable of transporting spermatozoa and ova in opposite directions. A column of tenacious mucus that occupies the lumen of the rabbit oviduct isthmus during estrus may permit sperm transport. After ovulation the mucus disappears, with subsequent efforescence of cilia, which probably assist transport of ova to the uterus.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Jansen, R P -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1978 Jul 28;201(4353):349-51.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/580814" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Chorionic Gonadotropin/pharmacology
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Cilia/physiology
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Estradiol/pharmacology
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Fallopian Tubes/*physiology
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Female
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In Vitro Techniques
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Male
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
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Mucous Membrane/physiology
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Mucus/physiology
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Ovulation/drug effects
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*Ovum Transport
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Rabbits
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*Sperm Transport
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
