mortality/aging
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• mice survive to birth but succumb shortly thereafter due to breathing problems
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respiratory system
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• mice exhibit defective structural maturation of the lungs
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• at E13.5, lungs lobes appear globular and disorganized
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small lung
(
J:233815
)
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• at E13.5, lungs are smaller than normal
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• neonates die from apparent respiratory distress
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