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The oviduct as a transport system for the gametes and as “reactive tube” for the early development of the fertilized ovum needs an optimal oxygen and substrate supply. Functional and mechanical disturbances of the oviduct might cause generalized dysfunction. Microsurgical resection of such affected tubular segments and reanastomosis of the free ends have been applied in order to try to improve fertility, however, with contradictory results. In order to measure the physiological properties of the fallopian tube before and after microsurgery, catheter electrodes for Po2 and pH measurements within the lumen of the oviduct have been developed. These measurements might be helpful in gaining further information concerning blood supply and oxygen transport to the oviduct before and after reanastomosis had been performed.
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Maas, D.H.A., Stein, B., Metzger, H. (1984). Po2 and pH Measurements within the Rabbit Oviduct Following Tubal Microsurgery: Reanastomosis of Previously Dissected Tubes. In: Lübbers, D.W., Acker, H., Leniger-Follert, E., Goldstrick, T.K. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue-V. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 169. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1188-1_50
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