reproductive system
• during adult spermatogenesis, almost no spermatocytes are observed unlike in wild-type mice
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• while undifferentiated spermatogonia appear normal, differentiated cells degenerate
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• mice lack follicles and their development cannot be initiated by treatment with gonadotrophin
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• at P3, oocytes and follicles are smaller and asymmetrical compared to in wild-type mice
• at P7, most follicles degenerate and surrounding cells remain flat unlike in wild-type mice
• follicular development is defective in the primordial-to-primary follicle formation
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• despite normal sexual behavior, mice are sterile
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• despite normal sexual behavior, mice are sterile
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• mice lack follicles and their development cannot be initiated by treatment with gonadotrophin
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• at P3, oocytes and follicles are smaller and asymmetrical compared to in wild-type mice
• at P7, most follicles degenerate and surrounding cells remain flat unlike in wild-type mice
• follicular development is defective in the primordial-to-primary follicle formation
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cellular
• during adult spermatogenesis, almost no spermatocytes are observed unlike in wild-type mice
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• while undifferentiated spermatogonia appear normal, differentiated cells degenerate
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