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Fallopian Tubes

Known as: Salpinx, Tube, Fallopian, Uterine Tubes 
A pair of highly specialized muscular canals extending from the UTERUS to its corresponding OVARY. They provide the means for OVUM collection, and… 
National Institutes of Health

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Angiotensin II Receptor, Type 2Atypical Melanocytic Nevus, Genital TypeBenign neoplasm of fallopian tubeBilateral Partial Salpingectomy

Broader (2)

Female Reproductive SystemFemale internal genitalia structure

Narrower (4)

Infundibulum of uterine tubeRight fallopian tubeStructure of isthmus of fallopian tubeUterine portion of fallopian tube

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Germline and Somatic Mutations in Homologous Recombination Genes Predict Platinum Response and Survival in Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Carcinomas
Purpose: Hallmarks of germline BRCA1/2-associated ovarian carcinomas include chemosensitivity and improved survival. The… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Mutations in 12 genes for inherited ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal carcinoma identified by massively parallel sequencing
Inherited loss-of-function mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 and other tumor suppressor genes predispose to ovarian carcinomas, but… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
OCEANS: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial of chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab in patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal…
PURPOSE This randomized, multicenter, blinded, placebo-controlled phase III trial tested the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Primary fallopian tube malignancies in BRCA-positive women undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer risk reduction.
PURPOSE To review the frequency and location of malignancies detected after prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy in women with BRCA… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Salpingo-Oophorectomy and the Risk Of Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancers in Women With a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation
CONTEXT Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation are often advised to undergo preventive oophorectomy. The effectiveness of this… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Oxidative stress and protection against reactive oxygen species in the pre-implantation embryo and its surroundings.
Oxidative stress is involved in the aetiology of defective embryo development. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) may originate from… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Ovarian Cancer
  • I. Judson
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 213806
Mice have been used in ovarian cancer research mainly as hosts for cell lines derived from human ovarian tumors and ascites. Such… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Microfilaments in Cellular and Developmental Processes
In our opinion, all of the phenomena that are inhibited by cytochalasin can be thought of as resulting from contractile activity… 
Review
1963
Review
1963
JUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES IN VARIOUS EPITHELIA
The epithelia of a number of glands and cavitary organs of the rat and guinea pig have been surveyed, and in all cases… 
Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Fertilizing Capacity of Spermatozoa deposited into the Fallopian Tubes
IN the natural sequence of mammalian fertilization, the spermatozoa await the arrival of ova in the Fallopian tubes. The time of… 
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