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Table 1 Numbers of MHC class II-positive cells in different locations of uterine tissues after exposure to semen or saline.

From: Physiological routes from intra-uterine seminal contents to advancement of ovulation

  

Localization

 

Localisation1

Exposure

Surface epithelium

Superficial stroma

Deep stroma

Glandular epithelium

Total

Uterus (n = 5)

saline

2 ± 1

9 ± 3

8 ± 2

1 ± 0.4

20 ± 6 a

Uterus (n = 5)

semen

3 ± 2

11 ± 1

9 ± 2

1 ± 0.7 x

24 ± 5 b, x

UTJ (n = 4)

saline

3 ± 1 a

12 ± 5

8 ± 3

1 ± 0.2

24 ± 7 a

UTJ (n = 5)

semen

4 ± 1 b

16 ± 1

11 ± 3

2 ± 0.2 y

34 ± 4 b, y

  1. 1) UTJ: utero-tubal junction. Data are given as means ± standard deviations (tissue samples from 6 pigs).
  2. a, b: Significance between values with these superscripts in the same location (p= 0.05)
  3. x, y: Significance between values with these superscripts with the same treatment (p= 0.05)
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147