mortality/aging
• 24% died during within 1 week of birth
• greater than 40% had died by weaning
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adipose tissue
• BAT was paler in color than that of wild-type and infused with lipids
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• reduced amount of brown adipose tissue (BAT)
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• absence of white adipose tissue (WAT) at 1 week of age
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lipodystrophy
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J:86705
)
• mice remained completely lipodystrophic into adulthood with the exception of small amount of subcutaneous WAT observed in some mice
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growth/size/body
• body weight was similar to that of wild-type at birth, but was significantly reduced at 7 days of age
• by 5 weeks of age, the weight of surviving mice was similar to that of wild-type littermates
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• though mice actively suckled and nursed, they exhibited a reduced rate of growth during the first week of life
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• livers were enlarged in young mice, but not in mice that survived to adulthood
• serum ALT and AST levels were normal in adult mice, indicating normal liver functional
• no signs of inflammation or fibrosis were observed in adult livers
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homeostasis/metabolism
• increased serum FFA at 5 days of age
• the increase in FFA was less pronounced at 7 days of age
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• increased serum TG at 5 days of age
• the increase in TG was less pronounced at 7 days of age
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• decreased relative to wild-type at 5 and 7 days of age
• the decrease was less pronounced at 7 days of age
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• elevated AST levels at 5 days of age but not at 7 days of age
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• reduced body temperature relative to wild-type
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• mild insulin resistance
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• elevated hepatic TG levels in young mice, but not in mice that survived to adulthood
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liver/biliary system
• livers were enlarged in young mice, but not in mice that survived to adulthood
• serum ALT and AST levels were normal in adult mice, indicating normal liver functional
• no signs of inflammation or fibrosis were observed in adult livers
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• elevated hepatic TG levels in young mice, but not in mice that survived to adulthood
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• macrovesicular steatosis following an increase in liver triacylglycerides
• fatty liver was not observed in mice that survived to adulthood
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