mortality/aging
• onset of embryonic death occurs between E12 and birth with embryos displaying cardiovascular defects
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cardiovascular system
• interruption of the aortic arch
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• regions of the yolk sac lacked vascularization
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• incomplete ventricular septation
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• absence of semilunar valves
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embryo
• regions of the yolk sac lacked vascularization
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skeleton
• absence of 13th rib pair
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• affects both endochondral and membranous bones
• most severe in lateral ossification centers of cervical vertebrae C3-C6, fourth sternebra, ventral processes of cervical vertebrae C1-C4, and the interparietal bone
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