growth/size/body
• body weight is lower at 20 weeks of age
• however, white fat mass and femoral length are normal
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muscle
• satellite cells grown in culture exhibit decreased proliferative activity
• however, the number of satellite cells per myofiber is not different
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• diameter of the rectus femoris is shorter
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• expression of skeletal muscle cell development and proliferation-related markers is disturbed
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• shorter and denser sarcomeres at P0
• A bands and I bands are not easily distinguishable and the alignment of myosin and actin filaments is disorganized at P0
• however, the shorter and denser sarcomeres are not seen in 3 month old mice
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• diffuse Z lines at P0 and 3 months of age
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• muscle fiber disorganization
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• diameter of the rectus femoris is shorter
• however, the diameter of the femur is not changed
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• leg muscle weight is lower at 20 weeks of age
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• mice injected with CTX into skeletal muscle show a slower muscle strength recovery than controls and show a reduced number of satellite cells in the skeletal muscle indicating skeletal muscle cell degeneration defects
• satellite cells show reduced self-renewal and differentiation abilities in culture
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cellular
• satellite cells grown in culture exhibit decreased proliferative activity
• however, the number of satellite cells per myofiber is not different
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limbs/digits/tail
• diameter of the rectus femoris is shorter
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