Transuterine transport of small- and medium-sized molecules deposited in the uterus in gilts.
Radiolabelled compounds were mixed with seminal plasma and placed in the uterine lumen of anaesthetized gilts which were killed 5 min (N = 1) and 1 h (N = 2) later. After 1 h the distribution patterns of the 2 compounds placed in different horns were similar, indicating transuterine transport. Transuterine transport had begun by 5 min after deposition of seminal plasma. In all 3 gilts, the labelled substances had moved to the anterior segments of the oviduct.
D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000378:metabolism; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011205:Povidone / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D013083:Sperm Transport; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
D007501:Iron; D011205:Povidone