mortality/aging
• die between E10.5 and E11.5
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growth/size/body
• appear much smaller than wild-type at E11.5
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embryo
• when the allantois is not fused to the chorion, embryos appear abnormally oriented in the decidua
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• appear much smaller than wild-type at E11.5
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• 90% exhibit abnormally waved or kinky neural tubes at E10.5
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• 90% exhibit abnormally waved or kinky neural tubes at E10.5
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• at E10.5, 90% of embryos show failure of the allantois to fuse with the chorion
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cardiovascular system
• aberrant mesenchyme development with a decrease in density of mesenchymal cells
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• at E9.5, 95% of embryos display cardiac abnormalities and/or craniofacial abnormalities
• embryos exhibit a disconnection between myocardium and pericardium
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• variable penetrance of pericardial effusion at E10.5, ranging from mild liquid accumulation in the pericardial cavity to severe pericardial swelling
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hemorrhage
(
J:76216
)
• embryos exhibit blood leakage into the yolk sac and exocoelom
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nervous system
• 90% exhibit abnormally waved or kinky neural tubes at E10.5
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• 90% exhibit abnormally waved or kinky neural tubes at E10.5
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exencephaly
(
J:76216
)
• 20% show exencephaly at E10.5
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craniofacial
• at E9.5, 95% of embryos display cardiac abnormalities and/or craniofacial abnormalities
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cellular
• MEFs display a defective cell cycle, with a 25% increase of cells in G1, a 30% decrease of cells in S phase and a 76% decrease of cells in G2, indicating an impaired G1/S transition
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• E9.5 embryos show an increase in the number of apoptotic cells in the mesenchyme and the heart
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• E8.5 and E9.5 embryos show a 10% and 30% decrease of proliferating cells, respectively
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• MEFs display impaired proliferation and survival and reduced adhesion-mediated cell survival
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homeostasis/metabolism
• variable penetrance of pericardial effusion at E10.5, ranging from mild liquid accumulation in the pericardial cavity to severe pericardial swelling
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