mortality/aging
• homozygous embryos are indistinguishable from wild-type at E8.5, but appear poorly developed and misshaped by E9.5 and undergo resorbtion by E10.5
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cardiovascular system
• blood vessels in mutant embryos were enlarged, with defects in the endothelial layer; ectopic vasculature and sporadic discontinuities were also noted, suggesting a failure to develop a functional vasculature system
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• endothelial cells were present throughout mutant embryos; defects occurred in the sprouting, growth, migration and remodeling of endothelial cells
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• no vascular structures were present in yolk
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embryo
• no vascular structures were present in yolk
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pale yolk sac
(
J:50566
)