reproductive system
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• serum levels of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), estradiol, progesterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are similar to controls
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• irregular oocyte morphology
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• degenerating follicles in ovaries at 3 weeks of age
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• increased nuclear pyknosis of granulosa cells
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• significantly fewer secondary follicles at 3 weeks of age
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• atretic follicles at 3 weeks of age
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• decreased fertilization rates
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cellular
• irregular oocyte morphology
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• maternal loss of the encoded protein results in decreased fertilization rates, abnormal early cleavage of zygotes and an inability to form blastocysts in vitro
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• degenerating follicles in ovaries at 3 weeks of age
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• increased nuclear pyknosis of granulosa cells
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• significantly fewer secondary follicles at 3 weeks of age
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• atretic follicles at 3 weeks of age
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