LONGITUDINAL-STUDIES OF ESTROUS CYCLICITY IN AGING C57BL/6J MICE .2. CESSATION OF CYCLICITY AND THE DURATION OF PERSISTENT VAGINAL CORNIFICATION
LONGITUDINAL-STUDIES OF ESTROUS CYCLICITY IN AGING C57BL/6J MICE .2. CESSATION OF CYCLICITY AND THE DURATION OF PERSISTENT VAGINAL CORNIFICATION
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DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod31.3.446
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
FINCH, CE
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作者:
FELICIO, LS;NELSON, JF;FINCH, CE
Age of onset of acyclicity and the duration of persistent vaginal cornification (PVC), the predominant postcyclic anovulatory condition, were measured in 5 cohorts of virgin mice staggered across a 6-yr interval. The average age of cessation of cyclicity varied significantly among cohorts, ranging from 11 to 16 mo. of age; 75% of the mice entered PVC after ceasing to cycle, the remainder entered directly into a persistent diestrous condition. The duration of PVC, which averaged between 2 and 4 mo. varied markedly among individuals and was inversely related to the age of onset of acyclicity. Consequently, the variance associated with the cessation of cyclicity was about 4-fold greater than that associated with the cessation of PVC. The factors governing ovulatory failure and PVC cessation may differ.