mortality/aging
• embryos survive as late as E9.5 when death occurs due to severe vascular defects
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embryo
• numerous apoptotic cells are observed in the posterior bulge of allantois in mutant embryos at E8.5
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• at E9.5, 46% of mutant embryos show reversed axial rotation compared to no control embryos
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• at E8.5, poorly formed allantois with failure to fuse dorsally with the chorion is observed; there is a prominent dorsal bulge extruding dorsally. close to primitive streak
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cardiovascular system
• at E9.5, some mutant embryos display reversed position of the atrioventricular canal and outflow tract
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• in 23% of embryos at E9.5, there is a vertical heart tube with ambiguous looping direction
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• at E9.5, in some embryos canal is reversed with outflow tract
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• in 40% of mutant embryos, heart looping is reversed, whereas 37% show normal looping and remainder are ambiguous
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cellular
• numerous apoptotic cells are observed in the posterior bulge of allantois in mutant embryos at E8.5
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