Table 1.
Features of chimeric MPSVII mice injected intravenously
Mouse name | GFP positive cells (%) | Body weight (g) | Femur length (mm) | S/NB ratio† | GUSB activity | Life span and other features | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In mononuclear cell fraction | In granulocyte fraction | ||||||||
4 weeks | 8 weeks | 4 weeks | 8 weeks | ||||||
Male 1 | 0.20 | 0.11 | 2.53 | 1.79 | 21.1 | 12.42 | 1.60 | 0 | Sacrificed at 253 days‡ |
Female 1 | 0.64 | 0.20 | 1.61 | 0.56 | 20.2 | 12.03 | 1.71 | 0.14 | 148 days§ |
Male 2 | 2.17 | 1.54 | 10.4 | 8.58 | 27.4 | 13.72 | 1.78 | 1.57 | Sacrificed at 360 days |
Female 2 | 4.12 | 3.5 | 14.96 | 16.75 | 23.5 | 13.71 | 1.49 | 1.59 | Sacrificed at 342 days |
S/NB ratio: ratio of the skull width to the nasal bone length (see Fig. 6C).
Mated with Female 2 and showed reproductive ability.
Mated with Male 1 and reproduced eight pups at first birth. Died after 2nd birth.