mortality/aging
respiratory system
• late embryonic lungs have abnormal, bubble-shaped lobes instead of the pyramidal shape in controls
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• distal alveolar airspaces have tight, focal structure
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• no lung inflation is detected in any homozygous animals after birth
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• proximal bronchioles are irregular and enlarged in mutant lungs
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• some tracheal rings are poorly spaced whereas others are hypoplastic in E18.5 animals
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• animals begin gasping immediately after birth and die within minutes
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limbs/digits/tail
camptomelia
(
J:176532
)
• bending (campomelia) of the radius, ulna, humerus, femur and fibula is observed at E18.5
• campomelia is present by E13.5
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skeleton
camptomelia
(
J:176532
)
• bending (campomelia) of the radius, ulna, humerus, femur and fibula is observed at E18.5
• campomelia is present by E13.5
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• some tracheal rings are poorly spaced whereas others are hypoplastic in E18.5 animals
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• rib-sternum mispairing is observed (asymmetric attachment of ribs to sternum and shifted ossification centers)
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• cartilaginous processes are present at the ventral part of the first five ribs
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homeostasis/metabolism
• at birth coloration changes from pink to purple, with death occurring in minutes
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