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Fig. 4. Absence of the female reproductive tract in
Lim1–/– female neonates. (A,B) Newborns of
wild-type (A) and Lim1–/– (B). (C,D) Gross
view of the female reproductive system from wild-type (C) and
Lim1–/– (D) newborns. (E,F) High magnification
of the anterior gonadal region in C and D, respectively. Note that
Lim1–/– XX newborns have normal ovaries (ov).
(G,H) Longitudinal sections of the urogenital system from wild-type (G) and
Lim1–/– (H) female newborns. Note that neither
epithelium nor mesenchyme of the female reproductive tract is found in
Lim1–/– XX mice (asterisk in H). b, bladder;
cv, cervix; ge, genitalia; mg, midgut; od, oviduct; ov, ovary; pb, pubic bone;
r, rectum; ut, uterus; vg, vagina. Scale bars: 5 mm in A,B; 500 µm in
C-H.
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