mortality/aging
• some embryos are dead around E16-18.5
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• majority of mutants die perinatally
• cesarean delivered pups die within a matter of minutes of delivery
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homeostasis/metabolism
• the 1/3 of embryos that exhibit purpura are also edematous
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hematopoietic system
• significantly elevated number of nucleated erythrocytes
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anisocytosis
(
J:20016
)
cardiovascular system
• capillaries within the renal glomerulus are very scarce
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• dilation of veinules
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hemorrhage
(
J:20016
)
• some cesarean delivered pups suddenly lose most of their blood through the cut in the umbilical cord
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• kidney shows specks of blood
• blood cells fill up the capsule space
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• the capillary tuft normally consisting of podoctyes and mesangial cells is missing in every glomerulus and is replaced with blood cells filling up the capsule space
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renal/urinary system
• capillaries within the renal glomerulus are very scarce
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• kidney shows specks of blood
• blood cells fill up the capsule space
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• the capillary tuft normally consisting of podoctyes and mesangial cells is missing in every glomerulus and is replaced with blood cells filling up the capsule space
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• absence, or significant paucity, of mesangial cells
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integument
• at E16 and E18.5, about 1/3 of embryos exhibit purpura, an accumulation of blood under the surface of the dermis
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cellular
• absence, or significant paucity, of mesangial cells
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