A short-term suspension culture system for bovine oviduct epithelial cells suitable for the study of embryo-maternal communication processes [Elektronische Ressource] / by Regine Rottmayer

From the Institute of Animal Breeding Veterinary Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich Chair of Molecular Animal Breeding and Biotechnology Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eckhard Wolf Supervisor: PD Dr. Stefan Hiendleder A short-term suspension culture system for bovine oviduct epithelial cells suitable for the study of embryo-maternal communication processes Inaugural Dissertation to achieve the Doctor Title of Veterinary Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich by Regine Rottmayer from Munich Munich 2006 Gedruckt mit Genehmigung der Tierärztlichen Fakultät der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Dekan: Univ.-Prof. Dr. E. P. Märtlbauer Referent: Univ.-Prof. Dr. E. Wolf Korreferent: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. F. Sinowatz Tag der Promotion: 10. Februar 2006 Table of contents 1 Introduction...................................................................................................................... 1 2 Literature.......................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Morphological characteristics of the bovine oviduct ............................................................ 2 2.1.1 Anatomy of the bovine oviduct....................................................................................................... 2 2.1.