growth/size/body
• Background Sensitivity: growth lags behind controls during the 3rd and 4th weeks of life but parallels growth in controls at all other times
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behavior/neurological
• nonepileptic forelimb clonic spasms and hyperextension of hindlimbs - paroxysmal dyskinesia
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limb grasping
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J:77806
)
• retract hind feet and clench digits when suspended by the tail
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• poor performance on both a ledge and a platform test
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• poor performance on an accelerating rotarod test and no improvement with practice
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• inferior ability to climb on an inclined screen
• inability to stay on in an inverted screen test
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• widened stance
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• slow to initiate movement although overall activity levels are normal
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abnormal gait
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J:77806
)
• shuffling footprint pattern
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nervous system
• hyperactive response to cocaine, amphetamine, and specific dopamine receptor agonists is reduced
• impaired dopamine 2 receptor-mediated signalling
• both the striatonigral and striatopallial nerve pathways function abnormally although the striatopallial pathway is affected more
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