mortality/aging
• viable at birth but only ~25% are still alive at 40 weeks of age
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cardiovascular system
• premature increase in the number of binucleated cardiomyocytes at P0
• greater than 2 fold increase in multi-nucleated cardiomyocyes in the adult heart
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• premature increase in the number of binucleated cardiomyocytes at P0
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• slightly enlarged at 16 weeks of age
• however, no gross malformations are detected
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digestive/alimentary system
• dilation of the intestine at 25 weeks of age
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• reduction in the smooth muscle cell layer and strong dedifferentiation of remaining smooth muscle cells at 25 weeks of age
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muscle
• premature increase in the number of binucleated cardiomyocytes at P0
• greater than 2 fold increase in multi-nucleated cardiomyocyes in the adult heart
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• reduction in the smooth muscle cell layer and strong dedifferentiation of remaining smooth muscle cells at 25 weeks of age
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