craniofacial
• lower incisors showed slightly shorter length and relatively normal radio density
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• upper incisors were shorter than those in control littermates
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• at E18.5, pre-ameloblasts located in the posterior area of normal upper incisor are less differentiated with fully extended nuclei within ameloblasts
• at E18.5 deposition of extracellular matrix proteins surrounding ameloblasts is reduced
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• at E18.5 revealed that ameloblasts in mutant mice did not polarize appropriately when compared to those with control littermates
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skeleton
• lower incisors showed slightly shorter length and relatively normal radio density
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• upper incisors were shorter than those in control littermates
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• at E18.5, pre-ameloblasts located in the posterior area of normal upper incisor are less differentiated with fully extended nuclei within ameloblasts
• at E18.5 deposition of extracellular matrix proteins surrounding ameloblasts is reduced
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• at E18.5 revealed that ameloblasts in mutant mice did not polarize appropriately when compared to those with control littermates
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growth/size/body
• lower incisors showed slightly shorter length and relatively normal radio density
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• upper incisors were shorter than those in control littermates
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• at E18.5, pre-ameloblasts located in the posterior area of normal upper incisor are less differentiated with fully extended nuclei within ameloblasts
• at E18.5 deposition of extracellular matrix proteins surrounding ameloblasts is reduced
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• at E18.5 revealed that ameloblasts in mutant mice did not polarize appropriately when compared to those with control littermates
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mortality/aging
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• did not notice lethality in the neural crest-specific mutant mice during the period of observation (up to 6 months)
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