Analysis Tools
reproductive system
small testis
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• testes of mature males are small relative to controls
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• testis weight increases similar to controls in initial 3-4 weeks of age, then begins to decline and remains low in adult males
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• when males are housed with wild-type females for 21 weeks from 4 weeks of age, each animal only sires one litter (litter is slightly decreased in size versus wild-type males); control males sire 4-6 litters over 21 week period
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• by 2 months of age, males are sterile
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small testis
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J:198777
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• testes of mature males are small relative to controls
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• testis weight increases similar to controls in initial 3-4 weeks of age, then begins to decline and remains low in adult males
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