Contents This review highlights the role of the oviduct in early embryo development, which
has to fulfil many aligned and well‐tuned tasks during early embryogenesis. The oviductal …

The oviduct is a complex and organized thin tubular structure connecting the ovary with the
uterus. It is the site of final sperm capacitation, oocyte fertilization and, in most species, the …

In this review, largely of the authors' work on sheep, it is shown that the oviduct exerts a
direct and positive role on the early phases of embryonic development. This effect can be …

Animal oviducts and human Fallopian tubes are a part of the female reproductive tract that
hosts fertilization and pre-implantation development of the embryo. With an increasing …

Fertilization and development of mouse embryos occur in the oviduct. Accumulating data
suggested that embryo–maternal communication exists in the preimplantation period, with …

The oviduct provides the optimal environment for the transport of sperm and oocyte at the
earliest stages of mammalian embryo development. During the early postfertilization period …

Fertilization and early embryo development take place in the oviduct in vivo. Relative to
studies in other reproductive organs, the importance of the oviduct has been ignored for …

Oviduct fluid is the microenvironment that supports early reproductive processes including
fertilisation, embryo cleavage and genome activation. However, the composition and …

This paper reviews the overall process of in vitro production and cryopreservation of bovine
embryos in Belgium. Three laboratories are involved in this field, one at the University of …

Contents The mammalian oviduct is an anatomical part of the female reproductive tract,
which plays several important roles in the events related to fertilization and embryo …