mortality/aging
• only 2/58 double mutant offspring are identified from crosses of cre-expressing mice with DTA-transgenic mice
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skeleton
• at 8 weeks, histological analyses of caudal intervertebral disks show reductions of Safranin O-positive nucleus pulposus cells compared to wild-type
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behavior/neurological
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• double mutants display no gait or behavioral abnormalities through sexual maturation
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