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The Oviduct: Functional Genomic and Proteomic Approach
Author(s) -
Mondéjar I,
Acuña OS,
IzquierdoRico MJ,
Coy P,
Avilés M
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02027.x
Subject(s) - oviduct , embryo , transcriptome , biology , human fertilization , in vitro fertilisation , female reproductive tract , andrology , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , computational biology , bioinformatics , genetics , uterus , gene , gene expression , endocrinology , medicine
Contents The mammalian oviduct is an anatomical part of the female reproductive tract, which plays several important roles in the events related to fertilization and embryo development. This review examines and compares several studies related to the proteomic and transcriptomic profile of the oviduct in different domestic animals. This information could be important for clarifying the role of oviductal factors in different events regulating fertilization and early embryo development, as well as for improving synthetic media for in vitro maturation/ in vitro fertilization/embryo culture techniques (IVM/IVF/EC).