Lipidomic profiling of cervical mucus reveals the potential role of pro-inflammatory derived metabolites on sperm transport across the ovine cervix
Internationally, cervical artificial insemination (AI) in sheep yields low pregnancy rates when frozen-thawed semen is used. An exception to this is in Norway where vaginal AI of frozen-thawed semen to a natural oestrus yields non-return rates in excess of 60%, which has been attributed to the ewe b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-05-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731124000673 |