mortality/aging
craniofacial
N |
• mice exhibit a normal soft palate
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• the greater horn of the hyoid bone is malformed and fused to the thyroid cartilage unlike in wild-type mice
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• the lesser horn of the hyoid bone is more square than in wild-type mice and contains an extra cartilage extension from the great horn back to the base of the skull unlike in wild-type mice
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nervous system
• the glossopharyngeal nerve is either fused to the vagus nerve or disconnected from the hind brain unlike in wild-type mice
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• in some mice
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endocrine/exocrine glands
N |
• unlike in null mice, the ventral thyroid isthmus and ultimobranchial are normal
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immune system
respiratory system
N |
• unlike in null mice, tracheal epithelia is normal
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digestive/alimentary system
N |
• mice exhibit a normal soft palate
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growth/size/body
N |
• mice exhibit a normal abdomen
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hematopoietic system
skeleton
• the greater horn of the hyoid bone is malformed and fused to the thyroid cartilage unlike in wild-type mice
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• the lesser horn of the hyoid bone is more square than in wild-type mice and contains an extra cartilage extension from the great horn back to the base of the skull unlike in wild-type mice
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