mortality/aging
• all remaining mice die between 5 and 24 days of age
• most dead pups with milk in stomach and air accumulation in the intestine
• average life span is 16 days
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• normal Mendelian ratios during embryonic development
• homozygotes present in reduced numbers at birth (18% rather than 25%)
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growth/size/body
• starting at 6 days of age
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• arrested axial growth
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nervous system
• reduced
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• typical pyramidal cell layer not identified
• some pyramidal cells identified in CA1 until day 10
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• misshaped
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• significant reduction of hippocampus
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• more compact
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behavior/neurological
vision/eye
• "clotty" eyes
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integument
• ragged coat
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cardiovascular system
• "clotty" eyes
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