The Fallopian Tubes

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Discovery of the Fallopian Tubes and Subsequent Historical Landmarks

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   Pages 1-11

3. Development of the Fallopian Tubes and Their Functional Anatomy

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   Pages 12-29

4. Fallopian Tube Fluid: The Physiological Medium for Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development

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   Pages 30-52

5. Transport of Gametes, Selection of Spermatozoa and Gamete Lifespans in the Female Tract

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   Pages 53-80

6. Denudation of Eggs, Capacitation of Spermatozoa, and Fertilization — Normal and Abnormal

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   Pages 81-108

7. Development of the Embryo and Influences on the Maternal System

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   Pages 109-126

8. Transport of Embryos to the Uterus: Normal and Abnormal Timing

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   Pages 127-138

9. Malfunction of the Fallopian Tubes: Spontaneous Conditions and Surgical Studies

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   Pages 139-159

10. In Vitro Fertilization, Manipulation of Eggs and Embryos, and Subsequent Transplantation

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    Pages 160-182

11. Are the Fallopian Tubes Essential? A Biological Perspective

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    Pages 183-184

12. Back Matter

    Pages 185-191

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This monograph has been written in the hope that it will prove of value to medical students and clinicians, to Honours undergradu­ ates in appropriate branches of the natural sciences, and to repro­ ductive biologists in general. It would be pleasing if the text also caught the attention of veterinary undergraduates, since there is much information bearing on reproduction in domestic animals. First and foremost, however, the intended audience is a medical one, for scientific studies of human reproduction have been cata­ lyzed by the intense interest in procedures of fertilization in vitro. Some would judge that this very activity has narrowed our view of physiological events occurring within the Fallopian tubes. The pre­ sent work may therefore serve as a useful counterbalance to the overwhelming series of publications on procedures of in vitro fer­ tilization, and offer opportunities to those in the clinical field for extending their knowledge of the scientific background to much of the current work.

• Activation
• Plantation
• Uterus
• anatomy
• development
• embryo
• fertility
• hormones
• in vitro fertilization
• infertility
• influence
• physiology
• pregnancy
• system
• transport

• Faculty of Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

  Ronald H. F. Hunter

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