mortality/aging
• homozygotes are present at E6.5 but die by E7.5; only empty yolk sacs, occasionally with a remnant of allantois, are found at E8.5 or E9.5
• no homozygotes are detected at E10.5-E12.5
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embryo
• at E6.5, mutants resemble E5.5 wild-type embryos
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• exocoel is absent or corrupted in mutants at E7.5
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• at E6.5, ~50% of mutants display a small ectoplacental cone
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• absent or corrupted in mutants at E7.5
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• absent or corrupted in mutants at E7.5
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• absent or corrupted in mutants at E7.5
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growth/size/body
• at E6.5, mutants resemble E5.5 wild-type embryos
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cellular
• mutant erythroid bodies (EB) display only 24-79% of cellularity observed for wild-type ES cells in the absence of LIF
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