mortality/aging
• die between E3.5 and E6.5
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embryo
• blastocysts exhibit an increase in apoptosis, primarily in the inner cell mass
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• inner cell mass cells fail to proliferate in culture and die within 2 days of culture
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• often developmentally retarded at E4.5
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• embryos are often completely disorganized by E5.5
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• greatly reduced or absent epiblast
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• inner cell mass size is reduced
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• trophoblasts stop endocycling and exhibit a reduction in DNA replication and transcription, however saw no differences from wildtype in attachment and spreading in culture
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growth/size/body
• often developmentally retarded at E4.5
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cellular
• blastocysts exhibit an increase in apoptosis, primarily in the inner cell mass
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• inner cell mass cells fail to proliferate in culture and die within 2 days of culture
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