growth/size/body
• adult female weight is 9% lower than in wild-type
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• mild growth retardation during the first weeks of postnatal development that persists in adult females
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nervous system
• average corpus callosum volume is smaller, however ventricle volumes are normal
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• synaptic plasticity in the hippocampal CA1 region is lower
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behavior/neurological
• in a contextual fear-conditioning test, show a smaller increase in average freezing time after foot shock than in wild-type, however no differences are seen in a cued fear-conditioning test or elevated zero-maze test, indicating hippocampal defects
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• remain on an accelerating rotarod for significantly shorter periods
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
Williams-Beuren syndrome | DOID:1928 |
OMIM:194050 |
J:78711 |