mortality/aging
hematopoietic system
• primary and specific defect in definitive erythropoiesis in the fetal liver
• however, isolated fetal liver cells give rise to normal numbers of CFU-E, BFU-E and myeloid colonies
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• proportion of erythroid Ter119+ cells is slightly reduced at E13.5
• decrease in the numbers of hemoglobin-rich mature erythrocytes at E15.5
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• severely decreased at E15.5
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• increase in the proportion of nucleated erythrocytes at E15.5
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• reduced numbers of F4/80+ macrophages are seen in the fetal liver
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• impaired association of isolated fetal liver macrophages with erythroblasts
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liver/biliary system
• erythroblastic islands form but the numbers and function of the central macrophages of these islands may be reduced
• isolated intact erythroblastic islands have smaller numbers of Ter119+ erythroblasts adherent to individual F4/80+ macrophages
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small liver
(
J:196696
)
• Background Sensitivity: after E12.5, in about half of embryos on a mixed 129 and C57BL/6 background but in all embryos on an inbred C57BL/6 background
• mild size reduction at E12.5 but markedly reduced at E14.5 and E16.5
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homeostasis/metabolism
integument
cellular
• at E14.5 and E15.5 in the fetal liver
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immune system
• reduced numbers of F4/80+ macrophages are seen in the fetal liver
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• impaired association of isolated fetal liver macrophages with erythroblasts
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• in embryos
• however, patterning of blood vessels is normal
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