Investigation of ovum transport in the oviduct: The dynamics of oviductal fluids in domestic rabbits

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 176-180

  Osada, H ^a,c   Tsunoda, I ^a   Matsuura, M ^a   Satoh, K ^a   Kanayama, K ^b   Nakayama, Y ^d  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SURUGADAI NIHON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Ampulla isthmic junction; Ciliary activity; Lipiodol ultra fluide; Medial transport; Oviductal fluid; Peristalsis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CILIARY MOTILITY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FIMBRIA; LIQUID; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERISTALSIS; RABBIT; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS CAVITY;

EID: 0032712281     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030006059902700403     Document Type: Article

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