mortality/aging
• pups are present in expected numbers at E15.5 and E18.5, but all die between E18.5 and 6 hours after birth
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respiratory system
• at the late canalicular stage (E17.5) lungs show a dense appearance and little saccular expansion
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• at E18.5 lungs display decreased expression of type I and type II alveolar epithelial cell differentiation markers
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• increased thickness of the mesenchymal septa at E18.5
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small lung
(
J:325725
)
• at E18.5
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• reduced amounts of alveoli at E18.5
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• at E18.5
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atelectasis
(
J:325725
)
• at E18.5
• reduced interalveolar space and decrease in the number of distal alveoli
• no tracheal dysfunction is seen
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• decrease in the amount of surfactant-associated proteins in the lungs at E18.5
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growth/size/body
• at E15.5 and E18.5
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integument