In vivo, en route to the site of fertilization, mammalian spermatozoa bind to oviduct epithelial
cells (OECs). This binding may favor sperm survival and capacitation, but little is known …

After mating, inseminated spermatozoa are transported to the oviduct. They attach to and
interact with oviductal epithelial cells (OEC). To investigate sperm-OEC interactions, we …

Sperm binding to oviductal epithelium is thought to be an important mechanism regulating
sperm reservoir formation in the oviduct. On the basis of evidence in the hamster, we …

The mammalian oviduct plays a key role in sperm storage, capacitation, and selection.
Specific oviduct secretions and/or binding to oviductal cells are thought to be responsible for …

In many species, including the rabbit, spermatozoa attach to the apical plasma membrane of
oviductal epithelial cells. Attachment to oviductal epithelial cells has a beneficial effect on …

The sperm reservoir is formed when spermatozoa bind to the epithelium of the uterotubal
junction and caudal isthmus of the oviduct. It is an important mechanism that helps …

The effects of bovine oviduct epithelial cell monolayers (OECM), derived from the different
segments of the oviduct and under various conditions, on oocyte penetration by bovine …

The ability of the bovine oviduct to maintain the motility and fertilizing capacity of bovine
sperm was investigated by incubating frozen-thawed sperm with endosalpingeal epithelial …

In large mammals, millions of sperm are necessary to fertilize only a few oocytes (reviewed
in [1, 2]). Artificial insemination has been used to increase reproductive efficiency, but still …

Explants taken from the mucosa of the oviductal isthmus and ampulla of gilts 15 days after
mating were cultured on Matrigel-coated Millicell inserts in modified minimal essential …