mortality/aging
• conditional Bmp2 deletion results in death by E11.5; embryos are alive at E10.5
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embryo
• conditional Bmp2-null embryos are smaller than wild-type controls at E10.5
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growth/size/body
• conditional Bmp2-null embryos are smaller than wild-type controls at E10.5
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cardiovascular system
• at E10.5, embryos have an abnormally patterned heart with an uncharacteristic, straight morphology to the region between the atria and ventricles
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• endocardial cushions and EC mesenchyme are missing at E10.5, as well as the AV constriction
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• some embryos show pericardial effusion
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homeostasis/metabolism
• some embryos show pericardial effusion
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• some embryos show cardiac edema
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