The oviductal transcriptome is influenced by a local ovarian effect in the sow.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oviducts participate in fertilization and early embryo development, and they are influenced by systemic and local circulation. Local functional interplay between ovary, oviduct and uterus is important, as deduced from the previously observed differences in hormone concentrations, presence of sperm, or patterns of motility in the oviduct after unilateral ovariectomy (UO). However, the consequences of unilateral ovariectomy on the oviductal transcriptome remain unexplored. In this study, we have investigated the consequences of UO in a higher animal model as the pig.

Methods

The influence of UO was analyzed on the number of ovulations on the contra ovary, which was increased, and on the ipsilateral oviductal transcriptome. Microarray analysis was performed and the r

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Ubeda R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957888 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature