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SUBMITTER: Owhor LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6659645 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Owhor Loveth E LE Reese Sven S Kölle Sabine S
Scientific reports 20190726 1
Salpingitis is a common cause for subfertility and infertility both in humans and animals. However, the effects of salpingitis on tubal function and reproductive success are largely unknown. Therefore we set out to investigate the effects of inflammation on sperm and oocyte transport and gameto-maternal interaction in the oviduct using the bovine as a model. For this purpose, oviducts revealing mild (n = 45), moderate (n = 55) and severe (n = 45) inflammation were obtained from cows immediately ...[more]