reproductive system
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• no defects are detected in Sertoli cell or spermatogonia proliferation at P5
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• spermatids fail to align at the luminal side of the seminiferous tubules at stage VII of the epithelial cycle
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• decrease in the number of mature spermatids
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• germ cell depletion
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• the caudal epididymis contains few spermatozoa
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• at 7 weeks and 12 months of age
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• testicular degeneration
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• mature spermatids are retained within the seminiferous epithelium
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• sire smaller litters when crossed to wild-type females
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• sire fewer and smaller litters when crossed to wild-type females
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endocrine/exocrine glands
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• at 7 weeks and 12 months of age
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• testicular degeneration
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cellular
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• spermatids fail to align at the luminal side of the seminiferous tubules at stage VII of the epithelial cycle
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• germ cell depletion
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• the caudal epididymis contains few spermatozoa
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• decrease in the number of mature spermatids
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