mortality/aging
• lifespan is longer than that of nmd-2J mutants but shorter than that of the wild-type controls and falls partway between the two points
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nervous system
• severe skeletal muscle neurogenic atrophy
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muscle
• resulting from the spinal motor neuron degeneration
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behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
N |
• mean ventricular free-wall thickness is normal
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digestive/alimentary system
• susceptible to mega-esophagus
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growth/size/body
• susceptible to mega-esophagus
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weight loss
(
J:102748
)
• the presence of the transgene does not rescue the weight loss found in nmd-2J homozygotes
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