mortality/aging
• die between E8.5 and E9.5
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cardiovascular system
• yolk sacs lack defined vascularization
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• posterior region of the forming heart tube fails to fuse
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• heart tube forms but looping is abnormal
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embryo
• yolk sacs lack defined vascularization
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• fail to undergo turning at the 8-somite stage
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• by E8.5, begin to show delayed growth
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• neural tubes are often crooked
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• amnion appears thickened and fails to completely enclose the body of the embryo, resulting in abnormal fusion of the amniotic and exocoelomic cavities
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• yolk sacs have a rough, folded appearance in the area of contact with the ectoplacental cone
• show separation between the endodermal and mesodermal layers and the outer endodermal layer is extensively folded
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nervous system
• neural tubes are often crooked
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growth/size/body
• by E8.5, begin to show delayed growth
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