mortality/aging
• maternal folic acid supplementation extends embryonic development and ~20% of these mice are born, though they die within 12 days of birth
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• unsupplemented embyros die prior to E9.5
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embryo
• unsupplemented embryos are growth retarded at E9.5
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growth/size/body
• unsupplemented embryos are growth retarded at E9.5
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• body weights of neonates maternally supplemented with folic acid are significantly lower than in wild-type
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• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show growth retardation after the first few days of life
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hematopoietic system
• hematopoietic organ abnormalities are the putative cause of death of untreated embryos
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small thymus
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J:68666
)
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid have an extremely small thymus
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• neonates maternally supplemented with folic acid show no erythropoiesis
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• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show lymphoid depletion in splenic white pulp and thymus
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• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show a marked absence of hematopoiesis in the bone marrow and absence of extramedullary hematopoiesis in the spleen and liver
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• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show marked diminishment of the lymphocyte population in splenic white pulp and thymus
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small spleen
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J:68666
)
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid have extremely small spleens
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small thymus
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J:68666
)
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid have an extremely small thymus
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• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show impaired postnatal development of the seminiferous tubules
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immune system
small thymus
(
J:68666
)
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid have an extremely small thymus
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• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show lymphoid depletion in splenic white pulp and thymus
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• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show marked diminishment of the lymphocyte population in splenic white pulp and thymus
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small spleen
(
J:68666
)
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid have extremely small spleens
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renal/urinary system
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show impaired postnatal development of renal medullary tubules
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reproductive system
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid show impaired postnatal development of the seminiferous tubules
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liver/biliary system
pale liver
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J:68666
)
• mice maternally supplemented with folic acid have pale livers
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integument