mortality/aging
• about 2/3 cannot be recovered at E6.5-E7.5
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embryo
• 10% of E6.5-E7.5 embryos fail to form typical extraembryonic and embryonic cavities
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• aberrant temporal and spatial expression of mesodermal and visceral endoderm markers, suggesting that embryos fail to maintain normal patterning of embryonic and extraembryonic tissues
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• arrest development around the time of mesoderm formation
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• improper formation of the epiblast
• 10% of E6.5-E7.5 embryos exhibit an expansion of the epiblast
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