mortality/aging
• although mice are born at the expected Mendelian ratio, no mice survive beyond P2
• postnatal survival can be extended by subcutaneous glucose injections; however, pups fail to thrive and invariably die by P6
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homeostasis/metabolism
• blood glucose levels are very low at birth
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• analysis of gene expression in the liver and small intestine of newborn pups revealed changes in several genes linked to lipid metabolism
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