mortality/aging
• died around E5.5 - E6.5
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embryo
• the inner cell mass fails to expand and displays a significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells, but no change in cell proliferation
• however, no change in the number of trophectodermal cells is detected
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• most (17 of 21) blastocysts fail to hatch out of the zona pellucida after 3 days in culture
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cellular
• the inner cell mass fails to expand and displays a significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells, but no change in cell proliferation
• however, no change in the number of trophectodermal cells is detected
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