mortality/aging
• die between E11.5 and E12.5
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cardiovascular system
hemorrhage
(
J:35115
)
• extensive hemorrhages, with 14% of homozygotes showing hemorrhaging at E10.5, 73% at E11.5 and 100% at E12.5
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• most extensive hemorrhages involve the central nervous system and are located in the isthmus, ventral metencephalon, and spinal cord
• focal petechial hemorrhages are seen in peripheral nerves and intersegmental regions, especially prominent at the nerve roots of VII-VIII cranial nerve complex and at some spinal nerves
• mesodermal petechial hemorrhages are seen in a small number of embryos
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• pericardiac and peritoneal hemorrhages are seen in some embryos
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hematopoietic system
• only primitive nucleated erythroid cells are seen in liver sections or smears at E11 and E12.5, respectively, indicating a block in definitive erythropoiesis
• no erythroid colonies differentiate from yolk sac cells as in wild-type
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• no myeloid colonies differentiate from yolk sac cells as in wild-type
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• fetal liver hematopoiesis is impaired, however primitive erythrocytes are normal
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• only primitive nucleated erythroid cells are seen in liver sections or smears at E11 and E12.5, respectively, indicating a block in definitive erythropoiesis
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immune system
• no myeloid colonies differentiate from yolk sac cells as in wild-type
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homeostasis/metabolism
• pericardiac and peritoneal hemorrhages are seen in some embryos
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embryo
• foci of cellular necrosis, often bilateral and symmetrical, are seen at the nerve/CNS interfaces of cranial and spinal nerves at E10.5
• somitic/intersomitic necrosis is seen in the lower thoracic and lumbar regions
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