reproductive system
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• unexpectedly, male mice undergo normal primary sex determination and develop testes in the fetal period; adult males have no defects in testicular descent and show normal fertility at 3 and 6 months of age
• female mice are also fertile with no apparent morphological defects in the reproductive system
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• adult males show a small but significant (~10%) decrease in average testis weight relative to age-matched controls
• however, adult testicular histology is normal
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• adult males show a small but significant (~10%) decrease in average testis weight relative to age-matched controls
• however, adult testicular histology is normal
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