pigmentation
• pigment granules are absent at E11
• at E11.5 and E12, the pigment layer is irregullar, mainly in the dorsal region
• after E12 in some area the cells are columnar rather than cuboidal
• at all stages the number of mitoses is increased compared to control pigment layers
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• pigment granules are absent from the pigment layer at E11
• after E12, a few pigment granules may be found in the front edge of the pigment layer
• at birth a few pigment granules are present near the iris
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vision/eye
• slightly reduced in size from E13 onwards
• irregularly formed surrounding less than half of the spherical lens
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• at E12 the choroid fissure is mostly closed but the joining of the retinal nervous layer is not smooth and a large retinal eversion is present at the rear of the optic cup where the fissure fails to close
• in newborns the retinal eversion remains obvious in the unclosed portions of the choroid fissure
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• slight increase in diameter at E11
• shorter and somewhat greater in diameter at E11.5 and E12
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microphthalmia
(
J:5046
)
• slightly smaller at birth
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• the lens fills the space normally occupied by the vitreous body
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• pigment granules are absent at E11
• at E11.5 and E12, the pigment layer is irregullar, mainly in the dorsal region
• after E12 in some area the cells are columnar rather than cuboidal
• at all stages the number of mitoses is increased compared to control pigment layers
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• pigment granules are absent from the pigment layer at E11
• after E12, a few pigment granules may be found in the front edge of the pigment layer
• at birth a few pigment granules are present near the iris
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• at birth, the layers are less clearly defined
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• at birth the choroid fissure is irregularly closed in the anterior eye and open from the posterior part of the lens to the rear of the optic cup
• in newborns the retinal eversion remains obvious in the unclosed portions of the choroid fissure
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skeleton
N |
• unlike MitfMi homozygotes no skeletal abnormalities are seen
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homeostasis/metabolism
• bleed time of only 1 minute after tail nick is significantly less than the 3.8 minutes in C57BL/6J controls
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