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Perinatal Natural History of the Ts1Cje Mouse Model of Down Syndrome: Growth Restriction, Early Mortality, Heart Defects, and Delayed Development.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Ferrés Millie A, Bianchi Diana W, Siegel Ashley E, Bronson Roderick T, Huggins Gordon S, Guedj Faycal
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Ts1Cje model of Down syndrome is of particular interest for perinatal studies because affected males are fertile. This permits affected pups to be carried in wild-type females, which is similar to human pregnancies. Here we describe the early natural history and growth profiles of Ts1Cje embryos and neonates and determine if heart defects are present in this strain. METHODS: Pups were studied...
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