mortality/aging
• partial lethality after E13.5
• lethality is increased when crosses consist of double homozygous parents
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• ~50% of double homozygotes die in utero with angiogenic defects
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cardiovascular system
• abnormally thin endothelial cells are seen in many of the microvessels; however the aorta is normally covered by smooth muscle cells
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hemorrhage
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J:106055
)
• many of the viable double homozygotes display hemorrhages beginning at E13.5
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reproductive system
• intercrosses of double homozygous parents result in most litters being spontaneously aborted
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• intercrosses of double homozygous parents result in most litters being spontaneously aborted with only a few small litters delivered
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nervous system
• at 6 months, double homozygotes display a striking bilateral loss of spiral ganglion neurons, not observed in single Edg3tm1Rlp homozygotes
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behavior/neurological
• at 3 months, ~20% of surviving double homozygotes develop a pronounced head tilt
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homeostasis/metabolism
skin edema
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J:106055
)
integument
skin edema
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J:106055
)