mortality/aging
• fewer than the expected number of mice (13.9% compared to the expected 25%) are obtained, most likely due to leaky cre recombinase expression
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reproductive system
• 35% of oocytes collected at gestational day 1 exhibit an enlarged polar body, suggesting that the first meiotic division is altered
• oocytes obtained after superovulation lack polar bodies or exhibit degenerated polar bodies
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• by 8 weeks of age, ovaries are completely devoid of oocytes and corpora lutea and contain oocyte-depleted follicles and vacuoles containing degenerated oocytes
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• oogenesis is impaired in 8-week-old mice; ovulated oocytes appear of poor quality and fertilized oocytes are unable to develop into an embryo, suggesting that maturation of oocytes is impaired
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• oocytes obtained after superovulation exhibit DNA that appears fragmented
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• the number of oocytes collected after superovulation reaches only 1/3 that of oocytes collected from controls, reflecting depletion of follicles in ovaries
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• ovaries appear normal at 3 weeks of age but by 8 weeks, ovaries have a smooth and juvenile appearance
• 8-week-old ovaries are made up of only few primordial and primary follicles
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• corpus lutea are absent in 8-week-old mice
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• at 6 and 8 weeks of age, ovaries have fewer primordial follicles
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• no secondary follicles are seen at 8 weeks of age
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• at 6 weeks of age, ovaries have more secondary follicles
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• no antral follicles are seen at 8 weeks of age
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• at 8 weeks of age, ovaries show presence of atretic oocytes
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• marker analysis indicates that folliculogenesis is perturbed or arrested at the secondary stage and 8-week-old ovaries are made up of only few primordial and primary follicles
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small ovary
(
J:369950
)
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• ovaries are smaller at 6 months of age
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ovary cyst
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J:369950
)
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• ovaries at 6 months of age contain cyst-like structures and the stroma compartment is composed of an undetermined somatic cell type
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• while mice show normal onset of puberty and normal estrus cycles are seen until 8-10 weeks of age, after this time the estrus cycle becomes irregular with prolonged metestrus-like phases containing abundant clustered cornified cells, leukocytes, and mucus
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• estrus cycle shows prolonged metestrus-like phases after 8-10 weeks of age
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• females mated with wild-type males have few plugs before the age of 12 weeks and no pups over a 6-month period
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cellular
• 35% of oocytes collected at gestational day 1 exhibit an enlarged polar body, suggesting that the first meiotic division is altered
• oocytes obtained after superovulation lack polar bodies or exhibit degenerated polar bodies
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• by 8 weeks of age, ovaries are completely devoid of oocytes and corpora lutea and contain oocyte-depleted follicles and vacuoles containing degenerated oocytes
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• oogenesis is impaired in 8-week-old mice; ovulated oocytes appear of poor quality and fertilized oocytes are unable to develop into an embryo, suggesting that maturation of oocytes is impaired
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• oocytes obtained after superovulation exhibit DNA that appears fragmented
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• the number of oocytes collected after superovulation reaches only 1/3 that of oocytes collected from controls, reflecting depletion of follicles in ovaries
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embryo
• impaired oocyte development and maturation resulting in embryonic development arrest
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endocrine/exocrine glands
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• ovaries appear normal at 3 weeks of age but by 8 weeks, ovaries have a smooth and juvenile appearance
• 8-week-old ovaries are made up of only few primordial and primary follicles
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• corpus lutea are absent in 8-week-old mice
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• at 6 and 8 weeks of age, ovaries have fewer primordial follicles
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• no secondary follicles are seen at 8 weeks of age
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• at 6 weeks of age, ovaries have more secondary follicles
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• no antral follicles are seen at 8 weeks of age
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• at 8 weeks of age, ovaries show presence of atretic oocytes
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• marker analysis indicates that folliculogenesis is perturbed or arrested at the secondary stage and 8-week-old ovaries are made up of only few primordial and primary follicles
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small ovary
(
J:369950
)
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• ovaries are smaller at 6 months of age
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ovary cyst
(
J:369950
)
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• ovaries at 6 months of age contain cyst-like structures and the stroma compartment is composed of an undetermined somatic cell type
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growth/size/body
ovary cyst
(
J:369950
)
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• ovaries at 6 months of age contain cyst-like structures and the stroma compartment is composed of an undetermined somatic cell type
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
primary ovarian insufficiency | DOID:5426 |
OMIM:PS311360 |
J:369950 |