mortality/aging
• mice delivered by caesarian die within 10 to 30 minutes of excision
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skeleton
• recessed
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• modest elongation
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micrognathia
(
J:195140
)
• with a wider angle than control mice
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• in all long bones at E18.5
• more pronounced in hindlimbs
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• at E18.5
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short radius
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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short ulna
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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short femur
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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short tibia
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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• at E18.5
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• poorly formed ribcage with almost complete lack of ossification
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• floating ribs
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• lack of horizontally orientated rib-sternum attachments
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• lack of curvature in the anterior ribs
• posterior floating ribs are rudimentary and abnormally shaped
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• almost complete lack of ossification in the ribcage (absent from all but the four most anterior rib pairs)
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• aberrant bone mineralization in hindlimbs
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limbs/digits/tail
• variation of patterning defects between left and right hindlimb autopods
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• hindlimb specific with variable penetrance
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• outgrowth defect
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• at E18.5
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short radius
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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short ulna
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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• outgrowth defect
• aberrant bone mineralization and defects in anterior-posterior axis
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short femur
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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short tibia
(
J:195140
)
• at E18.5
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• outgrowth defect in the fore and hindlimbs
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craniofacial
• recessed
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• modest elongation
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micrognathia
(
J:195140
)
• with a wider angle than control mice
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cleft palate
(
J:195140
)
• in 2 of 5 mice
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respiratory system
• distal lung differentiation defects
• however, early patterning is normal
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• reduced alveolar lumen
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• increase in immature type II alveolar epithelial cells at P0
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• thickened, hypercellular alveolar walls
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• mice delivered by caesarian fail to established rhythmic breathing taking short, sporadic gasping breaths
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growth/size/body
cleft palate
(
J:195140
)
• in 2 of 5 mice
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• at E18.5
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hearing/vestibular/ear
• poorly formed
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cellular
N |
• mouse embryonic stem cells exhibit normal response to DNA double-strand breaks induced by ionizing radiation
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digestive/alimentary system
cleft palate
(
J:195140
)
• in 2 of 5 mice
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