skeleton
rib fusion
(
J:49154
)
• rib (27%) fusion occurs in newborn mice
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• vertebral transformations to posterior direction
• however, the number of caudal vertebrae is not reduced
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• transformations of T1 to T2 (11%), T12 to L1 (44%), and T13 to L1 (11%)
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• transformations of C5 to C6 (22%), C6 to C7 (11%), and C7 to T1 (44%)
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• transformations of L5 to S1 (11%) and L6 to S1 (55%)
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• transformations of S1 to S2 (44%) and S3 to S4 (28%)
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