behavior/neurological
• increased latency to find the platform and spend less time crossing the platform at 6-8 weeks and 10 months of age
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• shorter latency to fall off a rotarod at 6-8 weeks and 10 months of age
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• slower swimming velocity
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• swing posture on a treadmill
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• slower running speed on a treadmill
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• at 6-8 weeks and 10 months of age
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• at 6-8 weeks and 10 months of age
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• increased paw withdrawal latency in a radiant heat assay at 6-8 weeks and 10 months of age
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nervous system
• increase in the number of apoptotic cerebral cortical cells
• apoptosis in cerebral cortex neurons, cerebellar granule cells, and basket cells at 4 weeks of age
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• disordered placement of neuroendocrine cells in the cerebral cortex, accumulation of cells in the molecular layer and misplaced granule cells indicate a defect in neuron migration and maturation
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• many migrating granule cells are seen in mice at 6 days of age indicative of impaired inward radial migration
• increase in the number of BrdU+ cells in the internal granule layer but a similar number of BrdU+ cells overall, indicating increased cell migration in 6 day old mice
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• at 6 days of age
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• disorganized
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• absence of a clear boundary between the external granule layer and the Purkinje cell layer in neonatal mice
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• Purkinje cells in the layer are disorganized and aligned to the inner granule layer at 6 days of age
• decreased width of the layer in mice at 6 days of age
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• Bergmann glial cells are interspersed among the Purkinje and granule cells rather than forming a layer as in wild-type mice
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• immature Purkinje cells are seen in 4 week old mice
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• notable atrophy in the cerebellum
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• dendrites are sparse and shorter compared to wild-type controls
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• glial fibers are sparse in 4 week old mice
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• dendrites in the cerebral cortex are slender and disordered compared to wild-type controls
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• fewer neurons with a diameter greater than 10 um, especially in layers II, IV, and V
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• decrease in the number of synapses and synapse structure is abnormal in the cerebral cortex of old mice
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• numerous degenerating neurons are found in the cerebrum and cerebellum at 10 months of age
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cellular
• increase in the number of apoptotic cerebral cortical cells
• apoptosis in cerebral cortex neurons, cerebellar granule cells, and basket cells at 4 weeks of age
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• disordered placement of neuroendocrine cells in the cerebral cortex, accumulation of cells in the molecular layer and misplaced granule cells indicate a defect in neuron migration and maturation
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• many migrating granule cells are seen in mice at 6 days of age indicative of impaired inward radial migration
• increase in the number of BrdU+ cells in the internal granule layer but a similar number of BrdU+ cells overall, indicating increased cell migration in 6 day old mice
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