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Ultrastructural and gas-chromatographic analysis of the preputial glands of male nude (nu/nu) mice

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The preputial glands of male nude (nu/nu) mice were analyzed by a combination of electron microscopy and gas chromatography to determine whether or not they are affected, like developing hairs and nails, by the nu/nu genotype. Results of the analyses revealed no differences between the glands of nude and normal male mice in either their ultrastructural characteristics or lipid secretory products.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University, 37614, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

    Roy D. Ikenberry

  2. Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine; East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA

    Sherill K. Curtis & Ronald R. Cowden

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Ikenberry, R.D., Curtis, S.K. & Cowden, R.R. Ultrastructural and gas-chromatographic analysis of the preputial glands of male nude (nu/nu) mice. Cell Tissue Res. 211, 73–82 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00233724

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