behavior/neurological
N |
• behavioral defects (impaired grip strength, abnormal level and circadian distribution of activity, decreased exploratory behavior under aversive conditions, increased thigmotaxic behavior, reduced swim speed, and impaired spatial learning) seen in null mice are not present in homozygous knock-in mice
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nervous system
N |
• long term potentiation is normal, unlike in homozygous null mice
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• brain wet weight is reduced by 3.6% at 10 - 12 months of age
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growth/size/body
N |
• body weight is normal, unlike in homozygous null mice
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