embryo
• ovariectomized mice show an absent decidual response in uteri indicating that the endometrium is unable to undergo decidualization
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• abnormal morphology of uterine glands, including fluid-filled glands
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• marker analysis indicates that uterine glands are more differentiated, with a higher proportion of glandular to luminal cells
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• uterine glands are twice the size in cell number as controls
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immune system
• mice show an increased presence of neutrophils in uteri
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reproductive system
• ovariectomized mice show an absent decidual response in uteri indicating that the endometrium is unable to undergo decidualization
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• mice show an increased presence of neutrophils in uteri
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• adult females in which endometriosis is induced by autotransplantation of uterine tissue to the mesenteric membrane show an increase in size of ectopic lesions; lesions show decreased epithelial cell proliferation, luminal epithelial cells that appear cuboidal instead of columnar, and most of the lesion volume is comprised of a large, fluid-filled central lumen
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uterus cyst
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J:269597
)
• females bred with wild-type males contain numerous cystic uterine glands
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• endometrial architecture is altered in bred females
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• abnormal morphology of uterine glands, including fluid-filled glands
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• marker analysis indicates that uterine glands are more differentiated, with a higher proportion of glandular to luminal cells
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• uterine glands are twice the size in cell number as controls
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• females bred with wild-type males show enlarged and translucent uterine horns
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• females bred with wild-type males do not reproduce
• however, 3 week old females stimulated with gonadotrophins and mated with wild-type males exhibit a normal number of fertilized ova, normal progesterone and estradiol serum levels and normal uterine and ovarian estradiol levels, indicating normal ovarian and luteal function
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growth/size/body
uterus cyst
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J:269597
)
• females bred with wild-type males contain numerous cystic uterine glands
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