mortality/aging
N |
• normal life span
• no postnatal lethality
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growth/size/body
N |
• normal body weight and no other gross phenotypic defects
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vision/eye
N |
• normal intraocular pressure
• ERG b-wave amplitude and peak time responses are normal
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• myelin sheath appears to be less compact
• 8% reduction in axons of the optic nerve although this does not reach significance
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• significantly decreased amplitude of the first negative wave
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behavior/neurological
• enter open arms of an elevated maze more frequently and spend more time in open arms
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• reduced coordination on a rotarod test
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• reduced rearing
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• reduced distance travelled in an open field test
• prefer lit areas of an open field
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nervous system
• myelin sheath appears to be less compact
• 8% reduction in axons of the optic nerve although this does not reach significance
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