Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 28, 2026

Microdissection and Dissociation of the Murine Oviduct: Individual Segment Identification and Single Cell Isolation
Published on: November 4, 2021
[The mammalian oviduct revisited]
1INRA, UMR 1198 biologie du développement et reproduction, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
Abstract:
The oviducts, or uterine tubes, support the transport and final maturation of gametes, and harbour fertilization and early embryo development. The oviduct environment is finely regulated by ovarian steroids as well as by gametes and embryos that interact with it. Previously regarded as a simple transit zone, the oviduct is now regarded as a complex organ with multiple functions in these various processes. The tubal fluid, now better characterized, is to be regarded as the first interface between the mother and the embryo. It may play a major role in the quality of the conceptus.
Related Concept Videos
Accessory Ducts of the Male Reproductive System
The epididymis is a small, comma-shaped organ located at the back of each testicle.
Comparative Excretory Systems
Physiology of the Genitourinary System II: Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
Oogenesis
Accessory Glands of the Male Reproductive System
The epididymis is a small, comma-shaped organ located at the back of each testicle. The epididymis can be divided into three main parts: the head, body, and tail. The head of the epididymis...
The Mammary Glands
Each breast features a pigmented projection known as the nipple, through which milk emerges via closely spaced openings of ducts, referred to as lactiferous ducts. Surrounding the nipple is a circular pigmented area of skin named the areola, which appears rough due to...
