reproductive system
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• no gross abnormalities in testes morphology are detected
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• males are severely subfertile with an average of 0.5 +/- 0.8 pups per plug compared to 8.5 +/- 1.7 for wild-type controls
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• sperm penetrate the zona pellucida but rarely fertilize oocytes in vitro
• sperm show an impaired ability to fuse with zona pellucida free oocytes
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