mortality/aging
• at E11.5 about half of embryos were necrotic or undergoing resorption
• at E12.5 no viable homozygotes were present
• no homozygous pups were born
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cardiovascular system
• tissue edema
• at E11.5 pericardial cavity was dilated
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• only 1-2 layers of trabeculae as opposed to 3-4 layers normally
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• reduced and weak heart rate at E11.5
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muscle
• only 1-2 layers of trabeculae as opposed to 3-4 layers normally
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nervous system
• at E11.5 the 4th ventricle of the brain was enlarged
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embryo
pale yolk sac
(
J:20882
)
• yolk sacs of E10.5 embryos were pale even though the vascular system was present
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