mortality/aging
• mice die within a few hours of birth
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nervous system
• the amplitude and frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents are decreased in pre-Botzinger complex neurons compared to in wild-type mice
• spontaneous mEPSC frequencies are decreased in hippocampal neurons and pre-Botzinger complex neurons compared to in wild-type
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• neuron calcium sensitivity of glutamate and GABA release is reduced compared to in wild-type mice
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• trains of action potentials produce a marked initial facilitation compared to a the depression observed in wild-type mice
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• evoked and spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current amplitudes in hippocampal neurons are reduced compared to in wild-type mice
• in pre-Botzinger complex neurons compared to in wild-type mice
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• in pre-Botzinger complex neurons compared to in wild-type mice
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• mice exhibit a reduced evoked inhibitory postsynaptic currents and slightly reduced miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents compared to wild-type mice
• spontaneous miniature inhibitory postsynaptic current frequencies are decreased in hippocampal and pre-Botzinger complex neurons compared to in wild-type mice
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• evoked miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) are slightly reduced while spontaneous mEPSCs are reduced 30% compared to in wild-type mice
• spontaneous mEPSC frequencies are decreased in hippocampal neurons and pre-Botzinger complex neurons compared to in wild-type mice
• the amplitude of spontaneous mEPSC in hippocampal neurons is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• the probability of vesicular release of the readily releasable pool is reduced 50% compared to in wild-type mice
• neuron calcium sensitivity of glutamate and GABA release is reduced compared to in wild-type mice
• however, the size of the readily releasable pool is normal
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