mortality/aging
• died a few hours after birth
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nervous system
• abnormal development of the corticosubcortical, thalamocortical, corticospinal and spinocerebellar tracts and several longitudinal bundles in the hindbrain and spinal cord
• fiber bundles did not cross the striatum
• a large aberrant tract originated from the thalamus (the thalamic bundle), however instead of making a sharp turn toward the internal capsule, it descended laterally to the hypothalamic region and turned around the basal forebrain to cross the tissue and enter the cortical marginal zone
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• absent medial lemniscus, and the globular striatum protruded excessively into a moderately enlarged ventricle
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• observed swollen, moderately osmiophilic processes in the cortical marginal zone
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• the pallidum had a rounded shape
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• abnormally thin cortical wall, mostly because of hypotrophy of the intermediate zone
• reduction of fibers in the cortical intermediate zone and abnormal small radial fascicles in the upper cortical tier
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• the posterior spinocerebellar tract appeared dissociated and many longitudinal fiber bundles in the hindbrain tegmentum and dorsal spinal cord were reduced in size, poorly fasciculated or both
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• smaller corticospinal tract
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respiratory system
• reduced alveolar space, however all other components of lung tissue were normal
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atelectasis
(
J:98367
)
• poorly inflated lungs, although lobular pattern was normal
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• die of central ventilation failure
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digestive/alimentary system
• exhibited air dilation of the duodenum
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homeostasis/metabolism
behavior/neurological
• newborns exhibited poorly coordinated movements
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growth/size/body
cellular
• abnormal development of the corticosubcortical, thalamocortical, corticospinal and spinocerebellar tracts and several longitudinal bundles in the hindbrain and spinal cord
• fiber bundles did not cross the striatum
• a large aberrant tract originated from the thalamus (the thalamic bundle), however instead of making a sharp turn toward the internal capsule, it descended laterally to the hypothalamic region and turned around the basal forebrain to cross the tissue and enter the cortical marginal zone
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