Table 1 Mean number of glandular and luminal spermatozoa in the cranial and caudal uterine horn (UH) segments of Beagle bitches 2 and 4 days after ovulation and vaginal insemination of one billion progressively motile spermatozoa
Two days after ovulation (n = 6) | Four days after ovulation (n = 7) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Left | Right | Total | Left | Right | Total | |
Cranial UH | ||||||
Glands | ||||||
Mean | 995.6 | 759.5 | 1755.1 | 197.3 | 172.0 | 369.3 |
± SD | 1448.7 | 1073.6 | 2521.7 | 231.4 | 244.0 | 432.8 |
Range | 0-1252.5 | 0-946 | 0-5820 | 0-242 | 0-245.5 | 0-1136 |
Lumen | ||||||
Mean | 198.7 | 441.7 | 640.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 9.8 |
± SD | 319.4 | 761.4 | 1078.1 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 10.8 |
Range | 0-541 | 0-1724 | 0-1854 | 0-15 | 0-16 | 0-25 |
Caudal UH | ||||||
Glands | ||||||
Mean | 978.2 | 787.2 | 1765.4 | 161.8 | 203.5 | 365.3 |
± SD | 1279.7 | 1030.7 | 2305.3 | 207.9 | 334.3 | 527.7 |
Range | 0-1065 | 0-806 | 0-5066 | 0-205.5 | 0-350.5 | 0-1444.5 |
Lumen | ||||||
Mean | 447.2 | 197.2 | 644.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 7.8 |
± SD | 1021.7 | 350.9 | 1361.6 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 12.9 |
Range | 0-1556 | 0-456 | 0-1896 | 0-12 | 0-13 | 0-36 |