mortality/aging
• mice have increased mortality between birth and day 30
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• most (20/26) do not survive to weaning age, though some survive to P40
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homeostasis/metabolism
• in the forebrain and cerebellum synaptosome, D-alanine uptake is reduced from 29+/-17 to 7+/-2 % of uptake in wild-type mice
• in cerebellum synaptosome, L-serine uptakes is elevated by 45+/-17% compared to in wild-type mice
• in the absence of sodium in the forebrain, uptake of amino acids is decreased when compared to wild-type for L-serine (decreased by 84+/-8%), L-alanine (decreased by 54+/-2%), D-alanine (decreased by 2+/-2%), glycine (decreased by 14+/-8%), and L-threonine (decreased by 88+/-11%)
• in the absence of sodium, the uptake of L-glutamate and L-proline is abolished
• in the forebrain and cerebellum synaptosome, uptake in the presence of ChCl is reduced from 1890+/-150 to 630+/-70 cpm/mg
• in the forebrain and cerebellum synaptosome, sodium-independent D-serine rapid uptake is abolished and instead occurs slowly
• in the absence of sodium in the cerebellum, L-serine (60+/-7% of wild-type) and D-alanine (0.4+/-0.5% of wild-type) uptake is reduced
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growth/size/body
• all 20-30 day old mice appear runted
(J:100127)
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• body, brain and other key organs weigh 20-30% less than controls at P14
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behavior/neurological
• display periodic spontaneous tremors between the tonic-clonic-like or seizure activities
(J:100127)
• tremors are reduced with the NMDA receptor agonist MK-801
(J:100127)
• mice exhibit tremors when handled
(J:122880)
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• seen in all 20-30 day old mice
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• exhibit less locomotor activity manifested by a 58% reduction in traveling distance and decrease in average velocity, and spent 37% more time in peripheral regions
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• generalized behavioral seizures
• frequency of generalized seizures is reduced with the NMDA receptor agonist MK-801
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• display periodic tonic-clonic activities manifested as sudden, brief activity bursts lasting for about 0.5-1 s and frequently occurring every 2-30 min
• frequency of tonic-clonic-like activity is decreased by 61% with the NMDA receptor agonist MK-801
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nervous system
• in the absence of sodium in the forebrain, uptake of amino acids is decreased when compared to wild-type for L-serine (decreased by 84+/-8%), L-alanine (decreased by 54+/-2%), D-alanine (decreased by 2+/-2%), glycine (decreased by 14+/-8%), and L-threonine (decreased by 88+/-11%)
• in the absence of sodium the uptake of L-glutamate and L-proline is abolished
• in the absence of sodium in the cerebellum, L-serine (60+/-7% of wild-type) and D-alanine (0.4+/-0.5% of wild-type) uptake is reduced
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• generalized behavioral seizures
• frequency of generalized seizures is reduced with the NMDA receptor agonist MK-801
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• display periodic tonic-clonic activities manifested as sudden, brief activity bursts lasting for about 0.5-1 s and frequently occurring every 2-30 min
• frequency of tonic-clonic-like activity is decreased by 61% with the NMDA receptor agonist MK-801
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• in the forebrain and cerebellum synaptosome, sodium-independent D-serine rapid uptake is abolished and instead occurs slowly
• in the forebrain and cerebellum synaptosome, uptake in the presence of ChCl is reduced from 1890+/-150 to 630+/-70 cpm/mg
• in the forebrain and cerebellum synaptosome, D-alanine uptake is reduced from 29+/-17 to 7+/-2 % of uptake in wild-type mice
• in cerebellum synaptosome, L-serine uptakes is elevated by 45+/-17% compared to in wild-type mice
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• relative increase in evoked synaptic responses is observed under nominal Mg2+-free conditions
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• amplitude of evoked EPSPs and population spikes in the CA1 region are smaller
• mean fiber potential (FP) amplitude and EPSP slope values across input/output curves are decreased in stratum radiatum recordings, however no significant differences in EPSP/FP ratios
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muscle