reproductive system
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• double knockout male mice are fertile, unlike double mutant females; no alterations in testis histology or testis weight are observed at 12 weeks of age
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• lipid droplets are found in stromal cells at 7 weeks of age
• however, the number and appearance of oocytes and antral follicles is normal
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• corpora lutea are absent at 7 weeks and at 3 months of age
• however, large numbers of corpora lutea are formed within 96 h after PMSG + hCG treatment; hCG alone is not as effective as PMSG + hCG treatment
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• the typical LH surge required for ovulation is not observed at any of the times (i.e. daily) tested, unlike in wild-type controls
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• vaginal smears revealed total absence of a normal estrous cycle
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• double knockout females are essentially infertile, unlike single knockout females
• when mated with wild-type males, only 2 of 12 double knockout females produce offspring
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• when mated with wild-type males, only 2 of 12 double knockout females give birth and litter sizes are very small
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homeostasis/metabolism
endocrine/exocrine glands
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• lipid droplets are found in stromal cells at 7 weeks of age
• however, the number and appearance of oocytes and antral follicles is normal
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• corpora lutea are absent at 7 weeks and at 3 months of age
• however, large numbers of corpora lutea are formed within 96 h after PMSG + hCG treatment; hCG alone is not as effective as PMSG + hCG treatment
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