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Role of the retinoic acid receptor beta (RARbeta) during mouse development
1 Jan 1997
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Homozygous RAR beta mutants are growth-deficient, but are fertile and have a normal longevity. They display homeotic transformations and malformations of cervical vertebrae and a retrolenticular membrane. This latter abnormality arises from the persistence and hyperplasia of the primary vitreous body. In contrast, we found that abnormalities of cranial nerves IX and X which were previously proposed to be specific...
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