Binding of porcine spermatozoa to uterine epithelial cells modulates the female immune response and might indicate the formation of a pre-oviductal sperm reservoir.
Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, 31535 Neustadt, Germany. ulrike.taylor@fli.bund.de
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D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000502:physiology; D007109:Immunity / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010057:Oviducts / Q000502:physiology*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D013552:Swine / Q000502:physiology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*
D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D016207:Cytokines