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Mating induces the expression of immune- and pH-regulatory genes in the utero-vaginal junction containing mucosal sperm-storage tubuli of hens

The female chicken, as with other species with internal fertilization, can tolerate the presence of spermatozoa within specialized sperm-storage tubuli (SST) located in the mucosa of the utero-vaginal junction (UVJ) for days or weeks, without eliciting an immune response. To determine if the oviduct...

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Autores principales: Atikuzzaman, Mohammad, Mehta Bhai, Ratnesh, Fogelholm, Jesper, Wright, Dominic, Rodriguez-Martinez, Heriberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4625885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26370241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/REP-15-0253