growth/size/body
• mice are leaner than wild-type mice
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• mice show normal weight at 3 days after birth, however by 3 weeks of age, decreased weight is obvious and mice exhibit a progressive decrease in size after birth
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homeostasis/metabolism
• blood glucose levels in 6-week-old mice after 5 hours of starvation are decreased as determined by glucose tolerance test
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• blood glucose levels in 6-week-old mice after 5 hours of starvation as detected by insulin tolerance test are decreased
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limbs/digits/tail
• size of the soleus muscle is smaller
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• size of the tibialis anterior muscle is smaller
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muscle
• size of the soleus muscle is smaller
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• size of the tibialis anterior muscle is smaller
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• muscle fiber size in both the tibialis anterior and soleus muscle are smaller
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skeleton
• trabecular separation of cancellous bone is decreased
• however, no difference in trabecular thickness, bone mineral density, or cortical bone thickness is seen
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• 8-week-old bones exhibit increased bone mass per tissue volume
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• 8-week-old mice exhibit ossified and clear bone trabeculae in the distal femur that is not seen in wild-type mice at this time, indicating abnormal bone development
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