reproductive system
• unlike in wild-type mice, there is no evidence of lutenolysis at E18.5 in the pregnant dam
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• labor occurs almost a full day earlier than in wild-type mice
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homeostasis/metabolism
• unlike in wild-type mice, pregnant females fail to exhibit a drop in progesterone levels as labor approaches
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• at E17.5 and E18.25, pregnant dams exhibit elevated PGE2 levels in the placenta and ovaries
• at E17.5, uterus and ovaries PGF2alpha concentrations are elevated compared to in wild-type mice
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• unlike in wild-type mice, there is no evidence of lutenolysis at E18.5 in the pregnant dam
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