mortality/aging
• mice die immediately after birth
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nervous system
• peripheral nerves are thinner in CNS-proximal regions and sometimes appear defasciculated in more distal regions
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• Schwann cells are reduced in numbers in spinal nerves at E18.5
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• marker analysis indicates that the remaining Schwann cells are severely delayed in their capacity to differentiate or are incapable of differentiation
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• the number of Mbp and Plp-1 expressing oligodendrocytes are reduced at E18.5, indicating a delay in oligodendroglial differentiation
• however, oligodendroglial cells in the spinal cord appear normal at E18.5
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