mortality/aging
• most die within 48 hours after birth, although occasionally survive to a maximum of 21 days
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behavior/neurological
• do not feed normally and milk is rarely visible in stomachs
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growth/size/body
• decrease in body weight at birth and those that survive past 48 hours fail to gain weight
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• those that survive past 48 hours are retarded in physical development
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nervous system
• exhibit reduced NMDA receptor glycine affinity, but not glutamate affinity, and do not have any gross CNS abnormalities
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