mortality/aging
• lethality between E7.5 and E10.5, with no embryos found at E10.5
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embryo
• none begin to turn and tend to develop flat and crouch at the distal portion of the yolk sac
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• mesoderm development is poor at E8.5
(J:29273)
• mesoderm is poor in the trunk region
(J:29978)
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• anteroposterior axis development is retarded at E8.5
(J:29273)
• rostrocaudal extension is retarded at E8-8.5
(J:29978)
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• embryos tend to be smaller at E7.5
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• some embryos do not develop a headfold at E8-8.5 and even if it develops, it is only barely formed
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• head mesenchyme is poor and compact at E8 and E8.5
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• exhibit waving of the neuroectoderm due to insufficient support by poorly developed mesoderm
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• notocord is not present at E8.5 but can been seen in the few most advanced embryos
(J:29978)
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• no somites are visible at E8.5, however a few pairs of somatic condensations are visible but show no sign of deepithelialization
(J:29978)
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• omphalomesenteric artery is not apparent at the caudal extremity of the embryo
• omphalomesenteric artery is indistinguishable at E8.5
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• protrusion of allantois is poor
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• amnion is closely apposed to the embryo proper
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• amniotic cavity is narrow
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• blood cells occasionally leak into the yolk sac cavity
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• small yolk sac
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• chorioallantoic fusion is not seen
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cardiovascular system
• vascularization is poor at E8.5
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• dorsal aorta is present in the anterior region but is obscured in the caudal region
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• omphalomesenteric artery is not apparent at the caudal extremity of the embryo
• omphalomesenteric artery is indistinguishable at E8.5
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• myocardium is thickened at E8.5
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• cardiac plates fuse at the center to form the heart bulge, but the differentiation of mesocardium and endocardium is not apparent
(J:29273)
• show no evident separation of the mesocardium and endocardium at E8.5
(J:29978)
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• differentiation of mesocardium and endocardium is not apparent
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• differentiation of mesocardium and endocardium is not apparent
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• no blood cells are found in embryo heart or vasculature at E8.5, though primitive red blood cells do develop in the yolk sac
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hemorrhage
(
J:29978
)
• blood cells occasionally leak into the yolk sac cavity
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cellular
• MEFs from E8 embryos are more rounded and poorly spread when cultured
• MEFs exhibit an increase in the number of focal adhesions
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• MEFs exhibit reduced cell motility in migration assays with fibronectin as the substratum and do not display a polar migratory conformation but retain a more rounded shape
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digestive/alimentary system
• poor invagination of fore- and hindgut
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growth/size/body
• embryos tend to be smaller at E7.5
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• head mesenchyme is poor and compact at E8 and E8.5
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nervous system
• exhibit waving of the neuroectoderm due to insufficient support by poorly developed mesoderm
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muscle
• myocardium is thickened at E8.5
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