mortality/aging
• embryos viable through E14
• by E14.5 embryos pale and smaller than controls
• all necrotic and undergoing resorption by E16
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cardiovascular system
• significantly enlarged
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• hearts normal between E12.5 and E14.5
• ventricles enlarged at E14.5
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• ventricular trabeculation defects
• ruptured ventricles frequent at E14.5-E15.5
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• often fails to close by E14
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• disorganized cellular structure of adrenal cortex
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• virtually no detectable adrenalin
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homeostasis/metabolism
• noradrenaline levels reduced 50% in adrenals but more or less normal throughout the body
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muscle
growth/size/body
• hearts normal between E12.5 and E14.5
• ventricles enlarged at E14.5
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