...W.C. Buhi; I.M. Alvarez; A.J. Kouba During late follicular development and estrus, the mammalian oviduct undergoes specific physiological and biochemical modifications which contribute to an optimization of the microenvironment for fertilization and early cleavage-stage embryonic development...

...Susan S. Suarez Mammalian sperm are trapped in a reservoir in the oviduct until ovulation is imminent. Then, they are gradually released, such that a few meet the oocytes as they enter the ampulla of the oviduct. In the three eutherian species studied to date, sperm are trapped in the reservoir...

...Krzysztof Czaja Previous studies have revealed that some nerve fibres supplying the porcine oviduct may be of sensory origin. Therefore, the present study was aimed at disclosing the distribution of porcine ‘oviductal’ primary afferent neurons and the pattern(s) of putative coincidence of substance...