mortality/aging
• while embryos are present at E3.5 none are detected between E6.5 and E15.5
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embryo
• trophoblast stem cells fail to form
• however, embryonic stem cell differentiation into the three primary tissue lineages occurs
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• all morulae present at E3.5 are abnormal characterized by poorly formed blastomeres unevenly distributed within the zona pellucida and by the absence of the blastocoel cavity
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