mortality/aging
embryo
• failure of mesoderm migration results in an accumulation of cells in the amniotic cavity at E7.5
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• arrest during gastrulation
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• mutants never reach the size of wild-type E8 embryos
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• endoderm cells fail to migrate correctly and embryos exhibit a thicker endodermal cell layer at the posterior side of the epiblast
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• extraembryonic mesodermal cells fail to migrate normally in embryos
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growth/size/body
• mutants never reach the size of wild-type E8 embryos
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