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| has gloss | eng: Sticky mouse is a murine mutant possessing a defective alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AARS) and therefore used in investigational studies into mechanisms of neuronal degeneration. Its most immediately obvious symptom is a sticky secretion on the mouse's fur (thus the name); however, it is accompanied by lack of muscle control, ataxia, alopecia, loss of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum, and eventually, death. |
| lexicalization | eng: Sticky mouse |
| instance of | (noun) any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails mouse |
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