behavior/neurological
N |
• no notable motor deficits are detected in rotarod assays
• no abnormalities in novel object recognition, startle response or forced swim behavior are detected
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• males but not females make more entries into the open arms of an elevated plus maze compared to sex-matched wild-type controls
• mice spend more time in the aversive light side of a light/dark box and this effect is more pronounced in females than males compared to sex-matched wild-type controls
• however, no differences in center vs edge time were seen in a large open field assay compared to controls
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• decreased activity on voluntary home-cage running wheels in males and females
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growth/size/body
N |
• no difference in body weight from controls at 8 and 16 weeks of age
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