title: Effects of an oil contrast medium on fertilization in the oviduct in rabbits.
abstract: The influence of an oil contrast medium on fertilization in rabbit oviducts was investigated. The oil contrast medium (Lipiodol-UF) was injected into the catheterized oviducts of anaesthetized animals, and they were mated 1, 3, 5 or 7 days later. When mating took place 1 day after injection, none of the ova that were subsequently recovered were fertilized; the fertilization rates when mating occurred 3, 5 or 7 days after injection of the medium were 78.9, 90 and 100%. Fertilization within the oviduct was, thus, impaired by the injection of oil contrast medium, but appeared to be fully recovered 7 days later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanayama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nariai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakuma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000187:drug effects*; D007459:Iodized Oil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D007459:Iodized Oil