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reproductive system
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• at 5 weeks of age, some double mutant germ cells appear to be detached from the Sertoli cells
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant males show a significant reduction of spermatogenic cells, especially after the pachytene spermatocyte stage; round spermatids are significantly reduced in number, while elongated spermatids are rare
• at later ages, early germ cell stages are more severely affected, leading to pronounced depletion of spermatocytes and spermatogonia
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azoospermia
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J:82792
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• no spermatozoa are detected in the epididymis at 5 weeks of age
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant testes display increased apoptosis of spermatogenic cells, as shown by TUNEL staining
• the majority of cells undergoing apoptosis are spermatocytes
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant males show a ~50% reduction in seminiferous tubule diameter relative to wild-type males
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small testis
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J:82792
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant testes weigh ~65% less than those of wild-type mice
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• double mutant males exhibit defects in several aspects of spermatogenesis, including severe degeneration of primary spermatocytes as well as degeneration of meiotically dividing spermatocytes and elongating spermatids
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• at 5 weeks of age, the few remaining spermatids exhibit deformed nuclei
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• double mutant males are infertile
• in contrast, double mutant females are fertile
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endocrine/exocrine glands
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant males show a ~50% reduction in seminiferous tubule diameter relative to wild-type males
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small testis
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J:82792
)
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant testes weigh ~65% less than those of wild-type mice
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cellular
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• at 5 weeks of age, some double mutant germ cells appear to be detached from the Sertoli cells
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• at 5 weeks of age, the few remaining spermatids exhibit deformed nuclei
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant males show a significant reduction of spermatogenic cells, especially after the pachytene spermatocyte stage; round spermatids are significantly reduced in number, while elongated spermatids are rare
• at later ages, early germ cell stages are more severely affected, leading to pronounced depletion of spermatocytes and spermatogonia
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azoospermia
(
J:82792
)
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• no spermatozoa are detected in the epididymis at 5 weeks of age
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• at 5 weeks of age, double mutant testes display increased apoptosis of spermatogenic cells, as shown by TUNEL staining
• the majority of cells undergoing apoptosis are spermatocytes
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