integument
• Background Sensitivity: in some outcrosses, abnormal coat appearance was difficult to identify in subsequent F2 mice
• the coat is short and rough from first appearance until 6-7 weeks of age
• between 6 and 7 weeks of age fur may appear normal
• much older mice have a short and thin coat
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short hair
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J:92
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sparse hair
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J:92
)
rough coat
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J:92
)
disheveled coat
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J:92
)
• histology shows septa between air-spaces are thicker, significantly reducing the expected size of the air spaces
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curly vibrissae
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J:92
)
• noticeable by 1-2 days of age
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