reproductive system
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• the apical surface of the luminal epithelium in the uteri of estradiol treated females was more convoluted than the smooth apical surface in wildtype and showed luminal epithelium hyperproliferation
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• females treated with estradiol (E2) for 4 days had a 40% increase in uterine weight
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• exhibited smaller litter sizes than on a mixed 129S6/SvEvTac and C57BL/6 background
• litter size of the second-generation mice were reduced significantly from those of the first-generation mice (4.1 vs 6.1 pups)
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