Lecture 1: Historical Discoveries Flashcards

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Aristotle

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proposed that the fetus originates from menstrual blood (384-322 BC)

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Fallopius

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discovered and described the oviduct (1562)

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3
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Coiter

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discovered and described the corpus luteum (1573)

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4
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de Graaf

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discovered and described the antral follicle (1672)

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van Leeuwenhoek

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discovered and described spermatozoa in semen (1677)

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6
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Spallanzani

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hypothesized that spermatozoa were the fertilizing agents and successfully artificially inseminated a dog ( 1780)

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7
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Dumas

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proved that spermatozoa were the fertilizing agents (1825)

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1855 to present

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beginning of modern reproductive physiology

  • artificial insemination
  • biochemical pregnancy detection
  • cloning
  • contraception
  • embryo culture/transfer
  • endocrinology
  • estrous synchronization
  • frozen semen
  • in-vitro fertilization
  • sex selection in semen and embryos
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