mortality/aging
• lethality around E8.5
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embryo
• fail to start gastrulation
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• at E7.5, embryos appear to be in the egg-cylinder stage instead of the midgastrulation stage and do not develop beyond the egg-cylinder stage by E8.5
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• consistently reduced in size by E6.5
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• at E7.5, lack a distinct mesoderm, however show normal development of ectoplacental cone, maternal-embryonic interface, ectoderm and endoderm
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growth/size/body
• consistently reduced in size by E6.5
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cellular
• E7.5 embryos show decreased cell proliferation
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