mortality/aging
• embryos fail to develop past E3.5-E5.5 during the pre/peri-implantation stage
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• embryonic lethality occurs at E12.5
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cardiovascular system
• a well developed aortic arch does not form in E10.5 mutants
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• placenta vasculature of E10.5 embryos lacks a properly developed capillary network or branching of large vessels
• placentas of E10.5 embryos have smaller diameter blood vessels and are fewer in number than in wild-type controls
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• blood vessel networks fail to elaborate properly in the head of E10.5 embryos
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• the yolk sacs of E10.5 embryos lack prominent vasculature
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• 40% of E9.5 embryos have an inflated pericardium
• E10.5 embryos have a swollen pericardial sac
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embryo
• placenta vasculature of E10.5 embryos lacks a properly developed capillary network or branching of large vessels
• placentas of E10.5 embryos have smaller diameter blood vessels and are fewer in number than in wild-type controls
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• the yolk sacs of E10.5 embryos lack prominent vasculature
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• embryos are smaller than controls at E9.5
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• the chorion-derived labyrinth layer is much smaller than in controls and is less well-defined
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• the yolk sacs of E10.5 embryos are pale
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growth/size/body
• embryos are smaller than controls at E9.5
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