nervous system
• quantification of neurons at P0 shows a 50% decrease in number of marked neurons in superficial dorsal horn compared to controls with no difference in numbers in any other spinal cord region
• significant increase in number of apoptotic cells (marked neurons) in superficial dorsal horn is observed at E18.5, but no difference is observed at E17.5 or 19.5
• partial loss of glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons is observed in dorsal horn
• number of marked neurons in dorsal horn are not different from controls when BrdU labeling is done at E12.5 or E13.5 and analysis is done at E17.5, indicating that neuronal mitosis is not affected
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