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Mean (sd) plasma estradiol-17β concentration and median (IQR) plasma testosterone and androstenedione concentrations in incessantly ovulating (IO) and breeder (BR) mice killed on the afternoon of estrus, at 6-12 months (m) of age. |
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| Age |
Treatment |
n* |
Estradiol-17β (pg/ml) mean (sd) |
Testosterone (ng/ml) median (IQR) |
Androstenedione (ng/ml) median (IQR) |
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| 6 m |
IO |
19 |
17.82 (10.61) |
0.37 (0.28, 0.64) |
0.64 (0.47, 1.41) |
| BR |
15 |
22.05 (9.35) |
0.50 (0.41, 0.80) |
0.63 (0.52, 0.84) |
|
| 9 m |
IO |
12 |
18.96 (12.79) |
0.24 (0.18, 0.26) |
0.48 (0.38, 0.67) |
| BR |
15 |
16.66 (9.58) |
0.24 (0.12, 0.48) |
0.40 (0.30, 0.53) |
|
| 12 m |
IO |
16 |
24.49 (13.60) |
0.27 (0.15, 041) |
0.43 (0.29, 0.53) |
| BR |
14 |
22.71 (11.38) |
0.19 (0.15, 0.32) |
0.32 (0.30, 0.46) |
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* n = number of animals analyzed per group | |||||
Fleming et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2007 5:14 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-5-14 |
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