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SUBMITTER: Zheng Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6483055 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zheng Yating Y Liu Chao C Li Yan Y Jiang Haijuan H Yang Peixin P Tang Jing J Xu Ying Y Wang Han H He Yulong Y
Biology of reproduction 20190401 4
The mechanism underlying premature ovarian insufficiency remains incompletely understood. Here we report that mice with Per1m/m; Per2m/m double mutations display a decrease in female fertility starting approximately at 20 weeks old, with significantly less pups born from 32 weeks old onwards. Histological analysis revealed that a significant reduction of ovarian follicles was observed in the Per1/Per2 mutants compared with the littermate controls examined at 26 and 52 weeks old, while the differ ...[more]