RIVISTA ITALIANA DI DIRITTO E PROCEDURA PENALE · 1977 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineAnatomyGynecologyEmbryological AnatomyReproductive MedicineReproductive PhysiologyFollicular DynamicsOogenesisOvarian FunctionOvarian PathologyOvarian PhysiologyReproductive Tract PhysiologyFallopian Tube AnatomyFollicular StructureOvarian AnatomyOvarian HistologyOvary AnatomyOvum Pick-upPostovulatory Egg TransportSmooth Muscle Anatomy
In order to clarify the mechanisms by which the egg is transported from the ruptured follicle into the fimbrial end of the fallopian tube in the human, the mesotubarium ovarica (MTO), the unique anatomic structure which connects the tubal fimbriae and the ovary, was studied in seven human adnexal specimens histochemically and electronmicroscopically. The results demonstrated clearly the presence of smooth muscle cells in the MTO, and failed to demonstrate the presence of cilia in the lining epithelial cells of the MTO. A possible role of the MTO in the mechanisms of ovum pick-up at the time of ovulation is discussed.