digestive/alimentary system
• at E14.5, the acinar compartment is reduced compared to in wild-type mice
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• at E14.5, the acinar compartment is reduced compared to in wild-type mice
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• the endocrine epithelium is mildly disrupted
• however, morphology of the islets is normal
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• the number of islets is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• mice exhibit a 25% decrease in the number of proliferating cells compared to in wild-type mice
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• at E13.5, pancreatic buds are less branched than in wild-type mice
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• at E13.5, pancreatic buds are smaller than controls
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• the pancreas is slightly smaller than in wild-type mice at P1
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