TABLE 2.
Skeletal analysis of wild-type, Gdf11+/ΔHCR , Gdf11+/− , and Gdf11ΔHCR/- mice.
| n = 7 | n = 9 | n = 8 | n = 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gdf11 +/+ | Gdf11+/ΔHCR | Gdf11 +/− | Gdf11ΔHCR/- | |
| Presacral vertebrae | ||||
| 25 | 3 | |||
| 25/26 | 1 | |||
| 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 26/27 | 1 | |||
| 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| 27/28 | 1 | |||
| 28 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Vertebral pattern | ||||
| C7 T13 L5 | 3 | |||
| C7 T13 L6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| C7 T13 L5/6 | 1 | |||
| C7 T14 L5 | 5 | 1 | ||
| C7 T14 L5/6 | 1 | |||
| C7 T14 L6 | 7 | 1 | ||
| C7 T14 T/L1 L6 | 1 | |||
| C7 T15 L6 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Attached/unattached ribs | ||||
| 7/6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 7/7 | 1 | |||
| 8/5 | 1 | |||
| 8/6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
| 9/6 | 1 | 3 | ||
C: cervical, T: thoracic, L: lumber.
L5/6 or L6/7: on the one hand, the sacral rib is connected to the pelvis, and on the other, it is free from the pelvis. T/L1: one side has ribs and is shaped like a thoracic vertebra; the other side has no ribs and is shaped like a lumbar vertebra.