renal/urinary system
N |
• bladder morphology is normal
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• ureters are deficient in smooth muscle cells compared to in wild-type mice
• the composition of ureter extracellular matrix is altered compared to in wild-type mice
• however, ureteric mesenchyme condensation and differentiation are normal
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• ureters are deficient in smooth muscle cells compared to in wild-type mice
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• at E18.5
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hydroureter
(
J:166547
)
• bilateral in 94% of mice at E18.5
• unilateral in 6% of mice at E18.5
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• cultured ureter explants from E15.5 embryos loses cohesive structure and disperses unlike wild-type explants
• however, cell proliferation and apoptosis of ureteric mesenchyme are normal
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limbs/digits/tail
• at E18.5, mice exhibit rudimentary limbs compared with wild-type mice
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short tail
(
J:166547
)
• at E18.5, mice exhibit tail truncation compared with wild-type mice
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embryo
• at E18.5, mice exhibit shortened body axis compared with wild-type mice
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