reproductive system
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• females exhibit an abnormally large number of corpora lutea
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• females exhibit an abnormally large number of late stage antral follicles
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• occasionally develop hemorrhagic cysts
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• the few observed pregnancies last longer, between 21 and 23 days instead of 19 days, however pups are either born dead or mothers show declining health and were sacrificed
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• length of estrus cycle is protracted, lasting up to 4 days instead of the normal 13 hours
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• smaller litter size (2.8 vs 9.3 in wild type)
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homeostasis/metabolism
endocrine/exocrine glands
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• females exhibit an abnormally large number of corpora lutea
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• females exhibit an abnormally large number of late stage antral follicles
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• occasionally develop hemorrhagic cysts
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growth/size/body
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• occasionally develop hemorrhagic cysts
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