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Characterization of the skeletal fusion with sterility (sks) mouse showing axial skeleton abnormalities caused by defects of embryonic skeletal development.
Experimental animals - 1 Jan 2014
Akiyama Kouyou, Katayama Kentaro, Tsuji Takehito, Kunieda Tetsuo
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The development of the axial skeleton is a complex process, consisting of segmentation and differentiation of somites and ossification of the vertebrae. The autosomal recessive skeletal fusion with sterility (sks) mutation of the mouse causes skeletal malformations due to fusion of the vertebrae...
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