mortality/aging
• embryos die between E7.5-E9.5, achieving variable developmental stages
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embryo
• at E7.5 and beyond, surviving embryos appear smaller than controls
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• at E6.5, embryos appear similar to controls
• at later stages, extraembryonic tissue appears normal while embryonic tissue appears smaller and disorganized
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• delayed at E9.5 in surviving embryos
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cellular
• cells derived from E7.5 embryos exhibit widespread abnormalities in cell chromosome number; 30% of cells contain more or less than the normal complement of 40 chromosomes
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• isolated blastocyts subjected to gamma-irradiation exhibited a reduction in the growth rate of trophoblast cells compared to controls
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growth/size/body
• at E7.5 and beyond, surviving embryos appear smaller than controls
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