Reduction in corpora lutea number in obese melanocortin-4-receptor-deficient mice
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Reduction in corpora lutea number in obese melanocortin-4-receptor-deficient mice
Obese melanocortin-4-receptor-deficient (MC4R-/-) male mice are reported to have erectile dysfunction, while homozygous MC4R-/- female mice are apparently fertile. A recently established obese mouse strain, carrying an inactivating mutation in the MC4R gene, revealed difficulties in breeding for the homozygous female mice. This prompted us to determine the presence of follicles and corpora lute...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1477-7827
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-7-24