mortality/aging
• homozygous embryos die shortly after implantation
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embryo
• the inner cell mass did not proliferate
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• embryos failed to hatch from the zona pellucida
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• embryos failed to hatch from the zona pellucida and exhibited a retarded morphology at E3.5
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• trophoblasts exhibited poor attachment and outgrowth
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cellular
• the inner cell mass did not proliferate
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