reproductive system
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• males produce normal size litters when mated with wild-type females
• no abnormalities in spermatogenesis are detected
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• both head and flagellar abnormalities are detected in cauda spermatozoa
• however, sperm motility is normal
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• decreased circumference
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• testis/body weight ratio is reduced
• epididymal/body weight ratio is similar to controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
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• no alteration in selenoprotein expression in the liver, blood, or testes
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cellular
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• both head and flagellar abnormalities are detected in cauda spermatozoa
• however, sperm motility is normal
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endocrine/exocrine glands
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• decreased circumference
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• testis/body weight ratio is reduced
• epididymal/body weight ratio is similar to controls
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