digestive/alimentary system
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• mice do not show overt abnormalities, even though cre expression is detected in esophagus and the stomach; no differences in histology are detected in esophagus and glandular hindstomach relative to controls
• mice grow at similar rate to littermates, as shown by body weight measurements
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• forestomach hypoplasia is detected with decreased depth of gastric pits in adult mice
• no digestive problems are observed
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