mortality/aging
• less than 5% of mice born survive weaning
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• 50% of mice die within 2 days of birth and most of the remainder die between P14 and P21
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nervous system
• branching of thalamocortical afferents is inappropriate compared to in wild-type mice producing larger than barrel branches
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• pathfinding of thalamocortical neurons is abnormal
• thalamococortical afferents are misrouted due to imprecise targeting in the cortex unlike in wild-type mice
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• thalamocortical afferents are disrupted compared to in wild-type mice
• pathfinding of thalamocortical neurons is abnormal
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• the presumptive barrel field contains irregularly shaped blotches when labeled for the serotonin transporter unlike in wild-type mice
• by P90, standard Nissl staining fails to reveal a normal barrel pattern
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cellular
• branching of thalamocortical afferents is inappropriate compared to in wild-type mice producing larger than barrel branches
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• pathfinding of thalamocortical neurons is abnormal
• thalamococortical afferents are misrouted due to imprecise targeting in the cortex unlike in wild-type mice
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