mortality/aging
• neonates die within several hours of birth
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respiratory system
• neonates exhibit alveolar hemorrhaging
• however, pulmonary capillary and blood vessel networks are normal
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• lung development is delayed, with E18.5 and neonatal lungs at the canalicular stage of development instead of at the saccular stage, as in wild-type
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• decrease in alveolar air space at E18.5
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atelectasis
(
J:119977
)
• small isolated atelectactic regions are occasionally seen in the lungs, however all lungs inflate sufficiently to briefly sustain life (4-10 hours)
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• thickening of alveolar septae is seen at E18.5
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• within several hours of birth, progressively display signs of respiratory distress
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cardiovascular system
• neonates exhibit alveolar hemorrhaging
• however, pulmonary capillary and blood vessel networks are normal
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homeostasis/metabolism