mortality/aging
• less than half of the birthed pups survived to adulthood
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• greater than 60% died in utero
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embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
• hyperplastic sex cord derivatives resulted in ovaries that were 5 times larger by 8 months of age
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small ovary
(
J:46239
)
• prior to hyperplasia, the ovaries were smaller than those of wild-type
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small testis
(
J:46239
)
• approximately 1/3 the size of wild-type
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growth/size/body
• hyperplastic sex cord derivatives resulted in ovaries that were 5 times larger by 8 months of age
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reproductive system
• reduced number of primordial germ cells at the genital ridge at E11.5 and E13.5, putatively due to apoptosis
• no ectopic PGCs were observed
• germ cells were absent from the seminferous tubules
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• hyperplastic sex cord derivatives resulted in ovaries that were 5 times larger by 8 months of age
|
small ovary
(
J:46239
)
• prior to hyperplasia, the ovaries were smaller than those of wild-type
|
small testis
(
J:46239
)
• approximately 1/3 the size of wild-type
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cellular
• reduced number of primordial germ cells at the genital ridge at E11.5 and E13.5, putatively due to apoptosis
• no ectopic PGCs were observed
• germ cells were absent from the seminferous tubules
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