Background
Methods
Animals
Quantification of SDC1 expression
Detection of estrous cycle and breeding characteristics
Organ isolation
Embryo transfer
Male reproductive characteristics
Statistical analysis
Results
Proof of the SDC1 reduction
Mouse cycle
Stage | P | E | M | D | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Sdc1
+/−
| 11 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
WT | 38 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Characteristics of the female reproductive phenotype and the progeny
Organ weight
Vice versa experiment
Male reproductive characteristics
Motile Mio/ml (%) | Non-motile Mio/ml (%) | Vital Mio/ml (%) | Non-vital Mio/ml (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sdc1
+/−
| 1.49 ± 0.09 (43.95) | 2.10 ± 0.19 (56.05) | 6.07 ± 0.19 (87.08) | 0.89 ± 0.06 (12.92) |
WT | 1.69 ± 0.17 (41.04) | 2.33 ± 0.18 (58.96) | 5.91 ± 0.23 (88.59) | 0.78 ± 0.06 (11.41) |