mortality/aging
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• embryos die at mid to late gestation
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craniofacial
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• noted in 2/3 of homozygous embryos
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embryo
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• embryos appear smaller than controls
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growth/size/body
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• noted in 2/3 of homozygous embryos
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• embryos appear smaller than controls
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hematopoietic system
small thymus
(
J:74762
)
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• reduced number of fetal thymocytes
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• homozygotes also exhibit reductions in BFU-E, both in number and colony size
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• homozygotes exhibit a deficiency of hematopoietic stem cell colony forming activity; the frequency of these cells is 1-5% of controls
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immune system
small thymus
(
J:74762
)
|
• reduced number of fetal thymocytes
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liver/biliary system
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• reduced number of fetal liver cells; total number of fetal liver cells was 1/2 to 1/4 of controls
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small thymus
(
J:74762
)
|
• reduced number of fetal thymocytes
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