mortality/aging
• Background Sensitivity: most males die between E10.5 and E11.5 and all are dead by E12.5, slightly earlier than on an ICR background
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embryo
• exhibit hemorrhage occurring from the yolk sac vessels
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• irregular attachment between the mesoderm and the endothelial cells in the yolk sac
• haphazard disruption of type I collagen fibers in the yolk sac
• cells of the yolk sac at E10.5 are irregularly shaped
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• exhibit hypoplasia, arrested development, and a remodeling defect in yolk sac blood vessels
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cardiovascular system
• exhibit hemorrhage occurring from the yolk sac vessels
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hemorrhage
(
J:105797
)
• massive hemorrhage and blood cells in the yolk sac cavity, but not the embryo proper
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