
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Turnbull, KE 
T1  - The Transport of Spermatozoa in the Rabbit Doe Before and After Ovulation
JF  - Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
JO  - Aust. Jnl. Of Bio. Sci.
Y1  - 1966
VL  - 19
IS  - 6
SP  - 1095
EP  - 1100
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BI9661095 
N2  - The number of spermatozoa in the fallopian tubes and in the uterus was recorded at 2, 3, and 4 hr P08t coitum (p.c.) in two groups of rabbits mated about 10 hr before (group A) or about 3 hr after ovulation (group B). Mean numbers of spermatozoa recovered from the fallopian tubes 2, 3, or 4 hr after mating tended to be greater in group B than in group A (P < O· 4, P < 0 '1, and P < 0'4, respectively). However, the ratio of the number of spermatozoa in the fallopian tubes to the number in the uterus was significantly higher in group B than in group A animals (P < 0'001); In rabbits killed 2 hr p.c., four of the six in group B but none of the six in group A had spermatozoa in the ampullae of the fallopian tubes. The results indicate that the rate of spermatozoan transport in the mated female is higher after than before ovulation. 
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