title: Effects of estrous cycle on the mouse kidney morphology.
abstract: Although mice kidney morphology shows various sexual dimorphisms, the effect of the estrous cycle has not previously been discussed. In this study, we investigated the effects of the estrous cycle on kidney morphology, including renin-positive areas, of female DBA/2 mice. No effects were confirmed in most of the histometrical parameters, however, the percentage of the renal corpuscles in which cuboidal epithelium covered under 50% of the parietal layer was significantly higher during estrus compared to that during anestrus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yabuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurohmaru
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishinakagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004971:Estrus / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D012083:Renin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D012083:Renin