mortality/aging
• embryos normal at E5.5, absent after E9.5
• beginning to degenerate at E7.5
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embryo
• embryos are half of normal size at E7.0
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• embryonic regions are approximately half of normal size at E7.0
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• at E7.0, some of the epiblast cells in the thickened region show pyknotic nuclei, suggesting cell death
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• proliferative ability of epiblast cells is already decreased by E6.5
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• at E7.0, the epiblast is thickened with multiple layers of cells, particularly in the distal portion
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• no mesoderm at E7.0 and E7.5
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• no primitive streak at E7.0
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• the boundary between the embryonic and extraembryonic regions is indistinct
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• thinner visceral endoderm at E7.0
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growth/size/body
• embryos are half of normal size at E7.0
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cellular
• at E7.0, some of the epiblast cells in the thickened region show pyknotic nuclei, suggesting cell death
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• proliferative ability of epiblast cells is already decreased by E6.5
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