mortality/aging
• embryos start to die shortly after E13.5
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cardiovascular system
• compact myocardium thickness is signficantly reduced in mutants
• number of nuclei is lower (25-30%) at E13.5, with reduction in proliferating cells observed compared to control
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• reduction in number of smooth muscle cells in the compact myocardium is observed at E13.5
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• at E13.5 hearts exhibit severe reduction and disorganization of the coronary vascular plexus
• abnormal development of CVs is associated with endocardial-subepicardial connections that result in cysts with endothelial lining connected to the outer ventricular myocardium
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• coronary arteries are absent from the compact vemtricular myocardium, specifically the deep myocardium; coronary veins occupy a larger area of the subepicardium
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hemorrhage
(
J:178290
)
• at E13.5 most embryos display body hemorrhages and die shortly afterwards
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• at E13.5 most embryos display pericardial hemorrhages and die shortly afterwards
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homeostasis/metabolism
• at E13.5 most embryos display pericardial hemorrhages and die shortly afterwards
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muscle
• compact myocardium thickness is signficantly reduced in mutants
• number of nuclei is lower (25-30%) at E13.5, with reduction in proliferating cells observed compared to control
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• reduction in number of smooth muscle cells in the compact myocardium is observed at E13.5
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