mortality/aging
• reduced survival to age 90 days
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• further mortality evident from birth to day 5 after birth
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• embryos with defective neural tubes (about 9%) do not survive to E17.5
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growth/size/body
• neonatal weight loss
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nervous system
• defective neural tube closure at E10.5 in 9% of embryos
• embryos with defective neural tubes do not survive to E17.5
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cardiovascular system
• increased numbers of apoptotic cells in the adult heart
• heart morphology is normal in adults
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• atrial septal defect at E15.5 in 42% of embryos
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• fenestration at E15.5 in 23% of embryos
• ventricular wall also thin
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integument
limbs/digits/tail
curly tail
(
J:171037
)
embryo
• defective neural tube closure at E10.5 in 9% of embryos
• embryos with defective neural tubes do not survive to E17.5
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