cellular
• offspring of homozygous mothers die within several hours of birth due lung dysplasia, marked hypercellularity of lungs, increased alveolar thickness, paucity of air space
• administration of corticosterone to mothers reverses death and lung pathology in neonates
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• atrophy of zone fasciculata of the adrenal gland
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• reduced glucocorticoid release under stress (restraint challenge) as compared to controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
• reduced basal plasma corticosterone level as compared to controls
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