behavior/neurological
• starting at age 3-4 weeks
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nervous system
• at ages 4 weeks and 8 months
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• dilation of distal dendrites at age 4 weeks
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• reduced length of Ank3-positive region in Purkinje cell axons at age 3 and 4 weeks and 4 months
• increased width of Ank3-positive region in Purkinje cell axons at age 3 and 4 weeks and 4 months
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• irregular AIS morphology in Purkinje cells at age 3 and 4 weeks: looser microtubule bundles and split towards distal region; lack of continuous, parallel MT bundles
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• in Purkinje cells at ages 4 weeks and 8 months
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• Purkinje cell axonal swellings with accumulation of membranous organelles at ages 4 weeks and 8 month
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mortality/aging
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• born at expected Mendelian ratio
• lifespan
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growth/size/body
• around 20% lower body weight at age 4 weeks
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reproductive system