mortality/aging
• homozygotes dead at birth
• E18.5 pups born live by cesarean died shortly after birth
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• moderate
• occurs between E9.5 and E14.5
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cardiovascular system
hemorrhage
(
J:42573
)
• in E18.5 embryos delivered by cesarean, severe hemorrhage occurs from exposed brain mass
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cellular
• increased rate of proliferation for MEF in culture
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craniofacial
• basioccipital bones are small and malformed
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• basisphenoid is small and malformed
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• loss of frontal bones
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• loss of interparietal bones
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• loss of parietal bones
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• presphenoid is always absent or abnormal
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• abnormal square jaw
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• mandibular bone is thick
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• mandibular bone is short
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• frontonasal clefting found in 15% of pups and E18.5 embryos
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embryo
• mesenchyme adjacent to neural tube was somewhat disorganized
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• excessive apoptosis in craniofacial mesenchyme at E9.5 but not E10.5
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• defect at the level of the midbrain-forebrain boundary and extending forward and backward or in one or the other direction
• occurs in about 85% of embryos
• excessive apoptosis at E9.5 but not at E10.5
• no caudal neural tube defects, spina bifida or kinky tails
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growth/size/body
• frontonasal clefting found in 15% of pups and E18.5 embryos
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• excessive apoptosis in craniofacial mesenchyme at E9.5 but not E10.5
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• E18.5 pups delivered by cesarean were 10% smaller than normal
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limbs/digits/tail
polydactyly
(
J:75396
)
• vestigial hexadactyly
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muscle
• increased space between muscle fibers
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• fibers were shorter and somewhat disorganized
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• reduced diameter of muscle fibers
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• on a Swiss Black background, 15% extremely emaciated and 20% somewhat skinny
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skeleton
• basioccipital bones are small and malformed
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• basisphenoid is small and malformed
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• loss of frontal bones
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• loss of interparietal bones
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• loss of parietal bones
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• presphenoid is always absent or abnormal
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• abnormal square jaw
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• mandibular bone is thick
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• mandibular bone is short
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• abnormal curvature of the back, head and neck
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• first three cervical vertebrae affected
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• homeotic transformations unless facial clefting is present
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vision/eye
• homozygotes are born with their eyes open
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nervous system
• defect at the level of the midbrain-forebrain boundary and extending forward and backward or in one or the other direction
• occurs in about 85% of embryos
• excessive apoptosis at E9.5 but not at E10.5
• no caudal neural tube defects, spina bifida or kinky tails
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• ventral midline fusion of the forebrain
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• malformed olfactory bulb
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exencephaly
(
J:42573
)
• exposed brain mass normally sheared off in normal birth
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