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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 76, Issue 9, Pages 1231-1234Publisher
JAPAN SOC VET SCI
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0130
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bovine; eosinophil; oviduct; ovulation
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This study was to investigate the localization and distribution of eosinophils (EOS) in the bovine oviduct throughout the estrous cycle. Histological studies revealed more abundant EOS in the infundibula of the oviducts ipsilateral to the preovulatory dominant follicle and the ovulated ovary. The number of EOS was higher in the infundibula of the oviducts ipsilateral to the ovulated ovary than those of the oviducts contralateral to the ovulated ovary. The infundibula of the oviducts ipsilateral to the preovulatory dominant follicle had higher number of EOS than those of the oviducts ipsilateral to the mid-cycle corpus luteum. The number of EOS in the isthmus, but not in the ampulla, was higher in the outer layers (tunica muscularis and tunica serosa) than in the inner layers (tunica mucosa and tunica submucosa) during the estrous cycle. Thus, the EOS number varied with the region of the bovine oviduct, with greater number in the infundibula of the oviduct ipsilateral to the ovulated ovary, suggesting the impact of ovulation.
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