Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 21, 2026

Gastrointestinal Motility Monitor (GIMM)
Published on: December 1, 2010
[Neurohumoral regulation of Fallopian tube motility]
1Institut za farmakologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Kragujevac.
Abstract:
Motility of Fallopian tubes is essential for transport of ova from peritoneal cavity uterus. Numerous substances were found to affect motility of the tubes. Catecholamines cause both relaxation and contraction isolated Fallopian tubes; it depends on type of receptor they bind for. Acetylcholine, neurotensin and oxytocin stimulate motility of the tubes, while gamma-aminobutyric acid, vasoactive intestinal peptide and substance P have an inhibitory role. Numerous cytokines and their receptors were found in human oviducts; their effects on motility remain to be established. The whole sequence of events in regulation of oviducts motility is still unknown so further investigation in the field is required.
More Related Videos
06:22Ex Vivo Method for Assessing the Mouse Reproductive Tract Spontaneous Motility and a MATLAB-based Uterus Motion Tracking Algorithm for Data Analysis
Published on: September 1, 2019
07:03An Efficient Method for Extracting Human Fallopian Tube Epithelia for Single-cell Analyses
Published on: March 28, 2025
Related Concept Videos
Mechanism of Ciliary Motion
The cilia are made up of microtubules in a 9+2 arrangement, with nine microtubule doublet ring bundles, surrounding a pair of central singlet microtubule bundles. The doublet microtubule bundles are...
Feedback Regulation of Calcium Concentration
Various transmembrane receptors, such as G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), elicit a response to extracellular signals by increasing cytosolic calcium. Activated GPCRs...
Regulation of Hormone Secretion
Humoral stimuli,...
Hormonal Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle
At puberty, GnRH begins a pulsatile release pattern, which triggers the anterior pituitary gland to secrete follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). The frequency and amplitude of GnRH pulses vary across the menstrual cycle, with faster pulses favoring LH release and slower pulses favoring FSH release.
Hormonal Control of the Ovarian Cycle
Before puberty, the hypothalamus releases GnRH in a low frequency, low amplitude pulsatile manner. This along with the immature hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis activity, results in low estrogen levels and the absence of a fully functional ovarian cycle. At puberty, GnRH secretion increases in both frequency and...
Uterine Tubes