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Table 1.

Impact of Cx43 ablation on female fertility

Genotype	Number	Number of pups	Number of litters	Average pups/litter	Ovulation(ova/ovary)^{^*}	Serum P₄(ng/ml)^{^*}
Cx43^fl/fl	37	419	65	6.4	19±2	84±12
Cx43^d/d	7^{^†}	35	13	2.6	15±1	95±3

Genotype	Number	Number of pups	Number of litters	Average pups/litter	Ovulation(ova/ovary)^{^*}	Serum P₄(ng/ml)^{^*}
Cx43^fl/fl	37	419	65	6.4	19±2	84±12
Cx43^d/d	7^{^†}	35	13	2.6	15±1	95±3

Serum P concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) at the core facility of University of Virginia at Charlottesville. The values are expressed as mean±s.e.m.

n=5.

†

Thirteen female mice were placed in the breeding program; six mice did not give birth.

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