First Author | Guastavino JM | Year | 1992 |
Journal | Behav Genet | Volume | 22 |
Issue | 1 | Pages | 101-12 |
PubMed ID | 1590727 | Mgi Jnum | J:1960 |
Mgi Id | MGI:50484 | Doi | 10.1007/BF01066795 |
Citation | Guastavino JM, et al. (1992) The staggerer gene curtails the reproductive life span of females. Behav Genet 22(1):101-12 |
abstractText | Three studies were undertaken to investigate some features of the reproductive activity of female staggerer mice of the C57BL/6 strain. It was found that in the staggerer female, (1) vaginal opening and onset of vaginal estrous cycling were delayed; (2) the vaginal estrous cycle was irregular and characterized by abnormally prolonged diestrous and estrous phases, and (3) the reproductive life span of the mutant female was confined to a 3-month period after puberty. The abnormalities observed in sexual functions suggest a specific influence of the staggerer gene on reproductive activity. |