mortality/aging
• lifespan of mice is at least 2 years of age compared to mice homozygous for a null allele of Ptf1a that die shortly after birth
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nervous system
• purkinje cells fail to develop
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• the EGL is much thinner at 4 days after birth compared to age-matched controls
• the EGL continues to thin with development from apoptosis until it disappears by 2 weeks after birth
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• the inferior olivary nucleus and the pontine nuclei are absent in adults
• both structures are present at birth but regress 4 days later and disappear by 6 days after birth due to apoptosis
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• a small cerebellum without lobules is present in mice at postnatal day 4
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• adults lack all cerebellar cortical layers
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• GABA neurons fail to develop in the cerebellar ventricular zone
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• within the cerebellum rudiment, there are 2.3 fold less glutaminergic neurons compared to similar area in wild-type brain
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behavior/neurological
• uncoordinated locomotion is observed in adults
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growth/size/body
• body sizes are generally smaller than littermate controls
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cellular
• purkinje cells fail to develop
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