skeleton
• bone mineral density is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• osteoblasts contain enlarged rough endoplasmic reticulum unlike wild-type cells
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• cultured bone stromal cells produce fewer colony forming unit-osteoblasts compared with similarly treated wild-type cells
• however, early osteoblast differentiation is normal
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• bone apposition rate is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• mice exhibit decreased osteogenesis compared with wild-type mice
• however, bone resorption is normal
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• mice exhibit focal swelling of limbs and heels due to fractures unlike wild-type mice
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hematopoietic system
• cultured bone stromal cells produce fewer colony forming unit-osteoblasts compared with similarly treated wild-type cells
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growth/size/body
cellular
• cultured bone stromal cells produce fewer colony forming unit-osteoblasts compared with similarly treated wild-type cells
• however, early osteoblast differentiation is normal
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