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Analysis of factors decreasing testis weight in MRL mice.
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society - 1 Apr 2010
Otsuka Saori, Namiki Yuka, Ichii Osamu, Hashimoto Yoshiharu, Sasaki Nobuya, Endoh Daiji, Kon Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
MRL/MpJ (MRL) mouse testes have several unique characteristics, including the appearance of oocytes, the occurrence of metaphase-specific apoptosis of meiotic spermatocytes, and the presence of heat-shock-resistant spermatocytes. In the present study we used chromosomal mapping to determine the genomic background associated with small testis size in MRL mice. We prepared and analyzed C57BL/6-based congenic mice...
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