mortality/aging
• embryos fail to develop beyond E8-10
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cellular
• at E8, mitochondria are irregular in shape, less elongated and wider than wild-type mitochondria
• In E8-9 fibroblasts, mitochondria are dispersed throughout the cell, rather than concentrated around the nucleus
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embryo
• at E8, differentiation into the three germ layers is not detectable
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• at E9, mutant embryos are much smaller than wild-type or heterozygous embryos
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• at E9, tissue necrosis is apparent in the embryos
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• at E8 no extraembryonic tissue is visible
• maternal blood is in direct contact with the embryo
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growth/size/body
• at E9, mutant embryos are much smaller than wild-type or heterozygous embryos
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