mortality/aging
growth/size/body
short snout
(
J:116986
)
• anterior-posterior shortening of craniofacial complex is most pronounced in the snout
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• drastically reduced P9 compared to controls
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• drastically reduced P9 compared to controls
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• severe dwarfism by P9
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• internal organs are reduced in size according to general growth retardation of mutants
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craniofacial
• sutures are much wider than in controls
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• doming of cranial vault is observed at P9
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short snout
(
J:116986
)
• anterior-posterior shortening of craniofacial complex is most pronounced in the snout
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skeleton
• sutures are much wider than in controls
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• doming of cranial vault is observed at P9
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• bulging of costochondral junction (rachitic rosary) is observed in ribs
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• severe osteopenia is observed throughout the skeleton
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• all growth plates display rachitic changes
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• barely detectable in bones of paws and caudal vertebrae at P9
• mineralization of ventral ribs is lacking
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• noted in cervical and caudal vertebrae, bones of paws, and all long bones
• epiphyseal ossification of femur and tibia is lacking at P9
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• evidence of bone resorption is observed in mutants at P9
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• proliferation of cells is significantly enhance compared to controls
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• massively growth-retarded
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homeostasis/metabolism
• significantly increased levels are observed at P9
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• urine calcium level is strongly increased
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renal/urinary system
• urine calcium level is strongly increased
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respiratory system
• massively growth-retarded
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