cellular
• bone collar shows few differentiating osteoblasts
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mortality/aging
• die at birth
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craniofacial
short snout
(
J:80670
)
hematopoietic system
small thymus
(
J:80670
)
• thymus is small and contains 50% fewer cells than in wild-type
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• fetal livers contain 50% as many colony forming unit (CFU)-granulocyte/erythroid/monocyte/macrophage (GEMM) progenitors as do wild-type
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• overall increase in the proportion of red blood cell precursors from 38% to 79% of nucleated cells at E17.5
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• few mature myeloid cells are present
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• ratio of erythroid precursors to myeloid precursors is increased from 0.48 in wild-type fetuses to 1.22 in mutant fetuses at E17.5
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• increase in numbers of single CD4+ cells in thymuses
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• 2-fold increase in hematopoietic progenitors
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• spleens are hypocellular, but overall structure and organization is normal
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• fewer B220+ cells, GR-1+ neutrophils and Mac-1+ cells in E17.5 spleens
|
immune system
small thymus
(
J:80670
)
• thymus is small and contains 50% fewer cells than in wild-type
|
• few mature myeloid cells are present
|
• increase in numbers of single CD4+ cells in thymuses
|
• spleens are hypocellular, but overall structure and organization is normal
|
• fewer B220+ cells, GR-1+ neutrophils and Mac-1+ cells in E17.5 spleens
|
skeleton
• bone collar shows few differentiating osteoblasts
|
bowed tibia
(
J:80670
)
• delay in chondrocyte maturation
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• ossification of the limbs, ribs and vertebra is delayed at E17.5
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• intramembranous bone formation is initiated but is either prematurely terminated or delayed at an early stage of osteoblast differentiation
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vision/eye
• delay in or incomplete closure of the eyelids
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digestive/alimentary system
limbs/digits/tail
bowed tibia
(
J:80670
)
short limbs
(
J:80670
)
liver/biliary system
• decrease in the percentage of CD19+ and B220+ B cells, GR1+ neutrophils and Mac-1+ cells in fetal liver
|
endocrine/exocrine glands
small thymus
(
J:80670
)
• thymus is small and contains 50% fewer cells than in wild-type
|
growth/size/body
short snout
(
J:80670
)