mortality/aging
• embryonic lethality around E10
• normal developmental stage at time of death
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embryo
• reduced numbers of vitelline blood vessels and small numbers of fetal erythrocytes are present
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• fetuses obviously small in size by E8.5
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• parietal yolk sac is made up of Reichert's membrane lined with parietal endodermal cells, but it only has an intermittent layer of trophoblast giant cells rather than the network of channels distributing maternal blood as seen in controls
• considerable separation between visceral and parietal yolk sacs
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• although fusion of allantois and chorion is normal, invasion of allantoic blood vessels into the chorionic plate is reduced
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• lacks embryonic blood vessels
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• although fusion of allantois and chorion is normal, invasion of allantoic blood vessels into the chorionic plate is reduced
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• compact
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• considerable separation between visceral and parietal yolk sacs
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• visceral endoderm of yolk sac more compact and unstructured
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• visceral endoderm of yolk sac is more compact and unstructured
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hematopoietic system
• some erythrocytes present in vitelline blood vessels are abnormally large
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cardiovascular system
• although fusion of allantois and chorion is normal, invasion of allantoic blood vessels into the chorionic plate is reduced
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• lacks embryonic blood vessels
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• reduced numbers of vitelline blood vessels and small numbers of fetal erythrocytes are present
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• dilated pericardium in some embryos
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growth/size/body
• fetuses obviously small in size by E8.5
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