mortality/aging
• approximately 30% died before weaning, most within one week of birth
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adipose tissue
• interscapular brown adipose tissue was reduced in about 30% of mutants, however at 8 weeks and in surviving adults, brown adipose tissue was normal sized
• adipose lobes were smaller than in wild-type and exhibited looser condensation of adipocytes at E16.5
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muscle
• some perinatal and newborn (E17.5-P1) mutants showed impaired formation of neck and interscapular muscles and at 8 weeks some interscapular muscles remained slightly reduced in size
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• muscle fibers close to adipose tissues were not as tightly packed in some mutants
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