cellular
• synchondrosal chondrocytes have reduced proliferative activity
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craniofacial
• the cellularity and the overall thickness of the skull base is reduced during embryonic development
• at E13.5, the skull base area underlying the newly formed pituitary gland is populated by undifferentiated mesenchymal cells whereas in controls the area is already occupied by fully differentiated chondrocytes
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• early postnatal obliteration of the presphenoid synchondrosis
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• the mesenchymal cells residing in the presumptive sphenooccipital synchondrosis area (SOS) show decreased proliferation
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• an ossified bridge within the central area of the SOS exists in 5 day old mice
• closure across SOS is progressive with age and a complete fusion occurs in all adult mutant mice
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• the sphenoid bones are much smaller
• early postnatal obliteration of the presphenoid synchondrosis and sphenooccipital synchondrosis results in the shortening of the sphenoid bones
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• early postnatal obliteration of the presphenoid synchondrosis mice results in the shortening of the presphenoid bone
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• noticeable by three weeks after birth
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growth/size/body
• pups have slow weight gain
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• multiple cysts are found in the kidney
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renal/urinary system
• multiple cysts are found in the kidney
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skeleton
• synchondrosal chondrocytes have reduced proliferative activity
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• the cellularity and the overall thickness of the skull base is reduced during embryonic development
• at E13.5, the skull base area underlying the newly formed pituitary gland is populated by undifferentiated mesenchymal cells whereas in controls the area is already occupied by fully differentiated chondrocytes
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• early postnatal obliteration of the presphenoid synchondrosis
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• the mesenchymal cells residing in the presumptive sphenooccipital synchondrosis area (SOS) show decreased proliferation
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• an ossified bridge within the central area of the SOS exists in 5 day old mice
• closure across SOS is progressive with age and a complete fusion occurs in all adult mutant mice
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• the sphenoid bones are much smaller
• early postnatal obliteration of the presphenoid synchondrosis and sphenooccipital synchondrosis results in the shortening of the sphenoid bones
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• early postnatal obliteration of the presphenoid synchondrosis mice results in the shortening of the presphenoid bone
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• noticeable by three weeks after birth
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• delayed ossification of the cranial, axial and appendicular skeleton is observed at birth
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