Population
Rat and rabbit oviducts (n=10 rats at metestrus; n=12 rabbits; n=12 adult 4-day cycling rats at proestrus)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Indicates ANP may modulate oviduct motility in animal models; leaves open relevance to human reproductive physiology or therapy.
The study demonstrates that the oviduct possesses a local ANP system that regulates oviductal motility.
Kim et al. (1997) studied this question.
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