Reproductive biology of female Bmal1 null mice
Reproductive biology of female Bmal1 null mice
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DOI:
10.1530/rep-09-0523
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发表时间:
2010-06-01
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Kennaway, David J.
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作者:
Boden, Michael J.;Varcoe, Tamara J.;Kennaway, David J.
The light/dark cycle and suprachiasmatic nucleus rhythmicity are known to have important influences on reproductive function of rodents. We studied reproductive function in female heterozygous and homozygous brain and muscle ARNT-like protein 1 (Bmal1, also known as Arntl) null mice, which lack central and peripheral cellular rhythms. Heterozygous Bmal1 mice developed normally and were fertile, with apparent normal pregnancy progression and litter size, although postnatal mortality up to weaning was high (1.1-1.3/litter). The genotype distribution was skewed with both heterozygous and null genotypes underrepresented (1.0:1.7:0.7; P