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Pudgy mouse rib deformities emanate from abnormal paravertebral longitudinal cartilage/bone accumulations.
Biology open - 15 Jan 2024
Shapiro Frederic, Wang Jamie, Flynn Evelyn, Wu Joy Y
Abstract excerpt
The pudgy (pu/pu) mouse, caused by a recessive mutation in the Notch family Delta like-3 gene (Dll3), has severe rib, vertebral body and intervertebral disc abnormalities. Using whole-mount preparations and serial histologic sections we demonstrate: 1) localized paravertebral longitudinal cartilage/bone accumulations (PVLC/BAs) invariably associated with branched, fused and asymmetrically spaced ribs that emanate...
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