hearing/vestibular/ear
• the inner ear is reduced in overall size
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• cochlea is found to be shortened and lacking compartmentalization
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• undeveloped semicircular canals
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• Histology at 30 weeks of age shows that the membranous labyrinths are not developed
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• cochlea is not formed
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• ABR assessment reveals deafness
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nervous system
• cerebellar foliation is reduced compared with that of littermate controls
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behavior/neurological
head tossing
(
J:128476
)
limbs/digits/tail
short tail
(
J:128476
)
kinked tail
(
J:128476
)
• some, but not all, mutants have tail kinks
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growth/size/body
• slightly smaller body size than normal littermates
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reproductive system
• some mutant males never breed although females do
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