reproductive system
• male mice fertilize fewer oocytes than wild-type mice
• male mice sire fewer litters than wild-type mice
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• male mice fail to form copulatory plug demonstrating impaired seminal fluid coagulation
• ejaculate migration within the female reproductive tract is impaired
• however, mice exhibit normal copulatory behavior, sperm count, testes weight and seminal vesicle weight
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behavior/neurological
• males fail to form a copulatory plug
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