mortality/aging
• most mice die around the time of birth but some survive
• Background Sensitivity: survival rate is dependent on strain background
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• most mice die around the time of birth but some survive
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• some mice die postnatally
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reproductive system
• 10 of 16 surviving females exhibit distention of the uterus due to an imperforate vagina
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• 10 of 16 surviving females exhibit a 6-fold increase in uterus size compared to in wild-type mice
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• 10 of 16 surviving females exhibit distention of the uterus due to an imperforate vagina
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• 2 of 3 females are infertile
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• 1 of 6 males is infertile
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cardiovascular system
• the ventricular septum width is increased compared to in wild-type mice
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• heart weight is 4-fold more than in wild-type mice
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• mice exhibit a 38% increase in mural thickening of the left ventricle compared to in wild-type mice without hyperplasia
• mice exhibit a 4-fold larger wall volume compared to in wild-type mice
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• an 89% increase compared to in wild-type mice
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• perinatal lethality is likely caused by decompensated heart failure
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homeostasis/metabolism
• IGF-II serum levels are 4.4-fold higher than in wild-type mice
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growth/size/body
• heart weight is 4-fold more than in wild-type mice
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• beginning at E13.5
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• mice are 35% to 40% larger than wild-type mice at birth
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• water content at E17.5 and E18.5 is increased compared to in wild-type mice
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• mice are 35% to 40% larger than wild-type mice at E18.5
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enlarged lung
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J:34584
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limbs/digits/tail
polydactyly
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J:34584
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• postaxial
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kinked tail
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J:34584
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embryo
• beginning at E13.5
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• beginning at E13.5
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liver/biliary system
nervous system
renal/urinary system
hematopoietic system
• immature (nucleated) red blood cells persist in the embryonic circulation unlike in wild-type mice
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respiratory system
enlarged lung
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J:34584
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