mortality/aging
• homozygotes are still viable at E9.5 but die by ~E10.5
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embryo
• at E9.5, homozygotes often fail to complete axial turning
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• at E9.5, homozygotes frequently display inverted left-right asymmetry
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• homozygous mutant embryos fail to develop beyond ~E9.0 but show normal formation of fore- , mid-, and hindbrain regions, branchial arches and myocardium
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• at E9.5, homozygotes are 50%-66% the size of wild-type or heterozygous embryos
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• at E9.5, homozygotes exhibit a highly convoluted neural tube with a staggered suture line
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• at E9.5, homozygotes display a convoluted neural epithelium with increased numbers of mitotic figures in neural epithelial cells
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• at E9.5, homozygotes exhibit only 20-22 somite pairs vs 26 pairs found in wild-type embryos; those somites that form appear less well developed
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growth/size/body
• at E9.5, homozygotes are 50%-66% the size of wild-type or heterozygous embryos
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• at E9.5, homozygotes display situs inversus with an inverted tail and heart structure
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cardiovascular system
• at E9.5, homozygotes exhibit an expanded endothelial cell vasculature with multiple nucleated red blood cells in the fore- and midbrain regions
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• at E9.5, many homozygotes show vascular hypertrophy, with aberrant accumulation of red blood cells within dilated vessels in the primitive head region and in proximity to the dorsal aorta and primary head vein
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• at E9.5, most homozygotes exhibit an inverted heart loop structure
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hemorrhage
(
J:68330
)
• by E10.5, homozygotes exhibit multiple hemorrhages
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nervous system
• at E9.5, homozygotes exhibit a highly convoluted neural tube with a staggered suture line
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• at E9.5, homozygotes display a convoluted neural epithelium with increased numbers of mitotic figures in neural epithelial cells
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hematopoietic system
limbs/digits/tail
• at E9.5, the mutant tail is abnormally oriented towards the left side of the embryo
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