nervous system
• large pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus are absent
|
• large pyramidal neurons in the cerebral cortex are absent
|
• Purkinje cells in the cerebellum are absent in these mice
|
• myelinated axons of the cerebellar nuclei are frequently enlarged and contain aberrant membranous structures and degenerated materials
|
• the cytoplasmic inclusion bodies containing ubiquitinated proteins that are found in the brain of Atg7 conditional knockouts are largely absent in these mice
|
• increased apoptosis of the neurons occurs in the cerebellar nucleus and the cerebral cortex
|
behavior/neurological
• abnormal limb clasping is observed in mice
|
cellular
• increased apoptosis of the neurons occurs in the cerebellar nucleus and the cerebral cortex
|