homeostasis/metabolism
N |
• analysis of the electrophoretic pattern of type I collagen extracted from skin, tendon, cornea and bone identified only fully processed alpha 1 and alpha 2 chains, with no accumulation of pNalpha1 or pNalpha2 chains, indicating normal type I procollagen processing
• at 6 weeks of age, trans-epidermal water loss is normal, suggesting that the epithelial barrier is functional
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immune system
integument
N |
• mice show a slight but non-significant reduction of skin tensile strength relative to wild-type controls
• in skin, collagen fibrils show normal ultrastructure, diameter and distribution
• at 6 weeks of age, trans-epidermal water loss is normal, suggesting that the epithelial barrier is functional
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muscle
N |
• tendon collagen fibers exhibit the same general pattern seen in wild-type controls
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vision/eye
N |
• corneal collagen fibers exhibit normal ultrastructure and organization
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