mortality/aging
• homozygous embryos die around E10.5 probably from cardiovascular defects
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cardiovascular system
muscle
nervous system
• the geniculate ganglion appears fused to the vestibular ganglion
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• the geniculate ganglion appears fused to the vestibular ganglion
• few axons project from the geniculate toward the second branchial arch
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• the petrosal ganglion appears rounded and elongated and is positioned further from the nodose ganglion than normal
• both the glossopharyngeal and superior nerve fibers emerging from the petrosal ganglion are stunted
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• the posterior and mandibular portions of the trigeminal ganglion are absent and the maxillary portion is reduced in size
• scattered neurons occupy the space between the trigeminal ganglion and the geniculate ganglion
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• stunted
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• the rootlets of the hypoglossal nerve are missing from the C1 plexus
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• the vagal projections extend further ventrally than normal
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• the dorsal root ganglia are unfasciculated
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• ventral root projections are unfasciculated
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growth/size/body