behavior/neurological
• unsuccessful righting response before 9 days of age
• slow righting response after 15 days of age
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• impaired early performance on a rotarod
• improve with trials until equivalent to controls
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• unable to swim early
• attempts to swim improve by 2 weeks but still unable to swim
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• when held by the tail
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• less rearing activity
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hearing/vestibular/ear
N |
• no major hearing defect
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• saccular and utricular maculae lack otoconia
• membrane over hair cells and hair cells of saccular and utricular maculae are normal
• cristae ampullares are normal
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