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THE muscular and secretory activity of the female genital tract has been implicated in the processes of gamete transport with emphasis on the role of the uterus and oviduct. It is well known that the physiological activity of these two portions of the female genital tract varies with respect to the hormonal phases of the ovarian cycle1. The ampullary portion of the oviduct plays still another important part as the site of fertilization in most mammals. In spite of the wealth of information concerning mechanisms of tubal transport, there has been a lack of knowledge concerning any additional interactions between the oviduct and ovary. It has been reported by Bishop2 that secretions of the oviduct undergo changes in response to cyclic ovarian activity.
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Austin, C. R., and Bishop, M. W. H., in The Beginnings of Embryonic Development (edit. by Tyler, A., van Borstel, R. C., and Metz, C. B.), 71 (Amer. Ass. Adv. Sci., Washington, 1957).
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HOWE, G. Influence of the Oviduct and Ovum on Cyclic Ovarian Activity in the Rat. Nature 213, 100–101 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213100b0
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