Table 3.
Total Body and Organ Weight (mg), and Number of Embryos Flushed from the Oviducts of Mice
| Av. weight ±s.d. | t-test P-value | ||||
| +/+ | o/o | ||||
| Body (grams) | |||||
| male | 29.5 ± 2.1 (n = 8) | 29.1 ± 2.5 (n = 6) | 0.743 | ||
| female | 22.2 ± 1.3 (n = 6) | 20.9 ± 2.1 (n = 8) | 0.209 | ||
| Testis (mg) | 207.4 ± 26.4 (n = 8) | 196.6 ± 30.1 (n = 6) | 0.485 | ||
| Uterus (mg) | 111.3 ± 32.8 (n = 6) | 114.2 ± 19.5 (n = 8) | 0.843 | ||
| Ovary (mg) | 10.7 ± 0.6 (n = 6) | 11.0 ± 3.7 (n = 8) | 0.814 | ||
| No. of embryos | 6.7 ± 4.2 (n =6) | 6.3 ± 4.8 (n = 8) | 0.869 | ||
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Ten-week old +/+ and o/o littermates on W9.5 genetic background were used. Uteri, ovaries, and embryos were collected at day 0.5 of vaginal plug from previously unmated females.
