behavior/neurological
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• mutant mice exhibit a brisk hind limb withdrawal (flexor) reflex when a rear leg is tugged gently
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limb grasping
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J:82238
)
• when lifed by their tails, wean-age mutant mice draw their hind limbs close to their bodies
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• at weaning (age 4.3 +/- 1.7 weeks), mutant mice exhibit movement-associated tremors
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paraparesis
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J:82238
)
• the hindquarters of wean-age mutant mice remain low during locomotion, suggesting weakness of the hind limbs
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nervous system
• upon standard pathology examination, two of three mutant mice aged 22-33 days were found to have mild nerve degeneration in their hindlimbs
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