skeleton
• mice exhibit decreased growth plates in the femur affecting both the proliferative and hypertrophic regions with decreased chondrocyte cell density and increased extracellular matrix deposition compared to in wild-type mice
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• narrow
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• all bony elements are shorter and thinner than in wild-type mice
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• extracellular matrix deposition in the epiphyseal growth plate is increased compared to in wild-type mice
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• chondrocyte proliferation is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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growth/size/body
• at 4 weeks
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• from E14.5 onward
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