mortality/aging
• fail to survive beyond the first day after birth
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growth/size/body
• E17.5 embryos weigh 40% less than controls
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• retardation observed by E14.5
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liver/biliary system
pale liver
(
J:154855
)
• after E14
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hematopoietic system
• increased abundance of granulocyte progenitors in the fetal liver
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• in the fetal liver
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• reduced number of circulating red blood cells at E18.5
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• reduced hemoglobin levels at E18.5
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• immature nucleated erythrocytes in circulating blood smears at E18.5
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• erythrocytes with nuclear fragments (Howell-Jolly bodies) at E18.5
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• reduced numbers of mature granulocytes in bone marrow at E18.5
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skeleton
• significant reduction in bone deposition
• decreased bone/cartillage ratio in hind limbs
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cellular
• impaired G0 arrest in MEFs under low serum conditions
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• increased abundance of granulocyte progenitors in the fetal liver
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immune system
• increased abundance of granulocyte progenitors in the fetal liver
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• reduced numbers of mature granulocytes in bone marrow at E18.5
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