Across the Western World there is an increasing trend to postpone childbearing.
Consequently, the negative influence of age on oocyte quality may lead to a difficulty in …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are heterogeneous membranous vesicles secreted by every cell
type and offer significant potential in therapy and diagnostics. Differential ultracentrifugation …

Successful pregnancy requires an appropriate communication between the mother and the
embryo. Recently, exosomes and microvesicles, both membrane-bound extracellular …

The oviduct or Fallopian tube is the anatomical region where every new life begins in
mammalian species. After a long journey, the spermatozoa meet the oocyte in the specific …

Mammalian fertilization is a fascinating process that leads to the formation of a new
individual. Eggs and sperm are complex cells that must meet at the appropriate time and …

Recalling the evolutionary sequence of development first of gonad and subsequently of
oviducts, ovarian endocrine regulation of all known components of oviduct physiology is …

The number of children born since the origin of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART)
exceeds 5 million. The majority seem healthy, but a higher frequency of defects has been …

The oviductal fluid is the first environment experienced by mammalian embryos at the very
beginning of life. However, it has long been believed that the oviductal environment was not …

The oviduct (known as the fallopian tube in humans) is the site for fertilization and pre-
implantation embryo development. Female steroid hormones, estrogen and progesterone …

It has long been found that hyaluronidases exist in a variety of organisms, playing their roles
in various biological processes including infection, envenomation and metabolic regulation …