Fallopian Tube Isthmic Mucus and Ovum Transport
- 28 July 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 201 (4353) , 349-351
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.580814
Abstract
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.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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