mortality/aging
• rapid demise and synchronous death of the embryos between E13.5 and E14
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cardiovascular system
• glomeruloid lesions are also seen on the femoral, tail, and intercostal arteries
• glomeruloid lesions contain abundant mural cells and basement membrane proteins
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• abnormal microvasculature around the aorta that forms glomeruloid lesions with numerous ectopic endothelium-lined connections to the aortic lumen
• at E11.5 lesions are mainly concentrated on the dorsal side of the aorta, by E12.5 lesions often occur in lateral regions as well, and by E13.5 lesions frequently surround the aortic circumference
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• massive endothelial hyperplasia
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• coverage of the aorta is abnormal
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• increase in the number of endothelial tip cells, protrusions of endothelial filopodia, and overall vascular density (endothelial hyper-sprouting) is detected from E11.5 onward in the hindbrain, neural tube and limb vasculature
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hemorrhage
(
J:103755
)
• at E13.5 massive induction of apoptosis is seen in endothelial cells
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nervous system
• at E13.5 massive induction of apoptosis is seen in the dorsal root ganglia
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• massive cell loss in the forebrain at E12.5
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• increase in apoptotic cells in the neuroepithelial layers of the diencephalons at E12.5
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• increase in apoptotic cells in the neuroepithelial layers of the telencephalon and a decrease in mitotic cell numbers at E12.5
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immune system
• in reconstitution experiments, derived NK cells accumulate in the lymph nodes and bone marrow indicating a reduction in NK cell egression from the lymph nodes and bone marrow compared to when wild-type bone marrow is used
• egression of NK cells from the bone marrow into the bone marrow sinusoids is impaired compared to in wild-type mice
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• in the bone marrow sinusoids
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hematopoietic system
• in reconstitution experiments, derived NK cells accumulate in the lymph nodes and bone marrow indicating a reduction in NK cell egression from the lymph nodes and bone marrow compared to when wild-type bone marrow is used
• egression of NK cells from the bone marrow into the bone marrow sinusoids is impaired compared to in wild-type mice
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• in the bone marrow sinusoids
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cellular
• at E13.5 massive induction of apoptosis is seen in endothelial cells
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• at E13.5 massive induction of apoptosis is seen in the dorsal root ganglia
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muscle
• coverage of the aorta is abnormal
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