mortality/aging
• premature death at 6 months of age
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behavior/neurological
• 4 month old mice show deficits in the pole test
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• 4 month old mice are impaired on the rotarod
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• mice breed at a slower rate
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nervous system
• astrogliosis and alternations in axons and dendrites within the corpus callosum
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• 55% reduction in the density of TH+ fibers in the basal ganglia
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• neurodegeneration in the neocortex, with mice showing a reduction in complexity of axonal and dendritic structures, mitochondrial abnormalities, and astrogliosis
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astrocytosis
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J:102867
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• astrogliosis in the corpus callosum and other white matter tracts and to a lesser extent in the neocortex and brainstem at 4 months of age
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• reduction in complexity of axonal and dendritic structures in the neocortex
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• corpus callosum exhibits extensive axonal alternations in areas where alpha-synuclein inclusions are found, including decreased fiber density and formation of irregular and enlarged axons
• neurons in other brain regions, including basal ganglia, brainstem, and cerebellum show enlarged and irregular axons
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• reduction in complexity of dendritic structures in the neocortex
• neurons in other brain regions, including basal ganglia, brainstem and cerebellum, show simplification of dendritic processes
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• oligodendroglial cells within the white matter tracts in the corpus callosum contain fibrillary perinuclear inclusions surrounded by electrodense material
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• neurodegeneration in the neocortex
• neurodegeneration in the white matter tracts and dendritic arbor of neurons at 4 months of age
• 55% reduction in the density of TH+ fibers in the basal ganglia
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• moderate demyelination of the pyramidal tracts in the spinal cord
• attenuation of myelin staining in the corpus callosum
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cellular
• mitochondria within oligodendroglial cells and neuronal cells of the neocortex and cerebellum exhibit abnormalities, including increased size, crystalline-like inclusions, irregular crista, and accumulation of filaments around the mitochondria
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• mitochondria within oligodendroglial cells and neuronal cells of the neocortex and cerebellum exhibit decreased crista
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• mitochondria within oligodendroglial cells and neuronal cells of the neocortex and cerebellum exhibit irregular shapes
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• mitochondria within oligodendroglial cells and neuronal cells of the neocortex and cerebellum are increased in size
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
multiple system atrophy | DOID:4752 | J:102867 |