THE COMPOSITION OF RABBIT OVIDUCAL FLUID COLLECTED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT GESTATION
1975; Bioscientifica; Volume: 43; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1530/jrf.0.0430563
ISSN1741-7899
Autores Tópico(s)Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
ResumoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, U.S.A. (Received 28th November 1974) The composition of rabbit oviducal secretions obtained by continuous collection from the catheterized oviduct under various experimental conditions during the first third of gestation only has been reported (Bishop, 1956; Mastroianni, Beer, Shah & Clew, 1961; Mastroianni & Wallach, 1961; Vishwakarma, 1962; Hamner & Williams, 1965; Hamner & Fox, 1966). The effect of catheterization on oviducal fluid protein and lipid content and embryo development has been reported recently (Sloan & Johnson, 1974; Sloan, Coley & Johnson, 1974). Control data indicating the effect, if any, of catheterization on oviducal fluid electrolytes and volume secretion are lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of catheterization of the oviduct on oviducal fluid secretion and composition; to demonstrate the feasibility of chronic catheterization for as long as 45 days; and to report
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