Allen W E, Kessy B M, Noakes D E
Vet Rec. 1979 Oct 20;105(16):364-6. doi: 10.1136/vr.105.16.364.
Two experimental procedures were investigated in order to assess their usefulness in diagnosing occlusion of the equine uterine tube. The starch grain test, which involves the injection of a starch suspension onto the ovary and the subsequent recovery of starch from the cervix, proved to be safe and reliable. Each tube could be investigated separately. It was found that when starch was injected onto the ovulating ovary on the day of ovulation, there was a delay of four to seven days before starch was recovered from the cervix. The phenolsulphonphthalein (PSP) test, which involves the deposition of dye solution into the uterus and its subsequent identification in urine after peritoneal absorption, was not reliable. Contamination of the urine occurred per vaginum, and the test was not unilaterally specific.
为评估两种实验方法在诊断马输卵管堵塞方面的有效性，对其进行了研究。淀粉粒试验，即将淀粉悬浮液注入卵巢，随后从子宫颈回收淀粉，结果证明该方法安全可靠。每条输卵管均可单独进行检测。研究发现，在排卵日将淀粉注入正在排卵的卵巢时，从子宫颈回收淀粉之前会有四至七天的延迟。酚红（PSP）试验，即将染料溶液注入子宫，随后在染料经腹膜吸收后在尿液中进行鉴定，该方法不可靠。尿液会经阴道发生污染，且该试验并非单侧特异性的。
