Infertility in WNIN Obese Mutant Rats—Causes?

Table 1

Reproductive indicators, estrous cycle, and pubertal attainment in WNIN female rats (𝑛=6).

Phenotypes	Body weight (g)	Ovary weight (g)	Uterine horn length (cm)	Estrous cycle in days	Pubertal attainment in days
WNIN/Ob +/+	346.53 ± 42.19	1.68 ± 0.06	3.48 ± 0.89	4.20 ± 0.80	38.30 ± 0.54
WNIN/Ob −/−	617.86 ± 86.5*	1.01 ± 0.22*	1.05 ± 0.24*	8.90 ± 5.02	75.60 ± 1.83*
WNIN/GR-Ob +/+	290.58 ± 7.93	1.10 ± 0.18	3.20 ± 0.14	4.24 ± 0.92	37.02 ± 0.24
WNIN/GR-Ob −/−	513.00 ± 20.32*	0.92 ± 0.14*	1.65 ± 0.16*	10.02 ± 2.01	77.01 ± 0.84*

Values are mean ± S.E. *𝑃<0.05 by Student’s 𝑡-test.