mortality/aging
• 40% fewer homozygous progeny than expected by mendelian ratios
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behavior/neurological
• abnormal response when held by tail, upward stretching of posterior limbs
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abnormal gait
(
J:71955
)
• abnormal waddling, "mud-walking"
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cardiovascular system
• dorsal aorta and other large blood vessels were dilated at E11.5
• thin vessel walls
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hemorrhage
(
J:71955
)
• blood vessel ruptures and concomitant blood cell leakage observed
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growth/size/body
nervous system
• 54% decrease in sensory neurons in L5 DRG relative to wild-type 3-4 days after birth
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• ~53% decrease in cross-sectional area of sciatic nerve relative to wild-type
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