mortality/aging
• embryos die around E9 with death always occurring before turning of the embryo
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embryo
• in E6.5 embryos, epiblast cell numbers are further reduced by an almost 4 fold increase in apoptosis rate
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• in E5.5 embryos, there is a reduced number of cells in the epiblast (28 vs. 20 in wild-type) that is a result of reduced cellular proliferation
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• defects in endoderm patterning
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• defects in mesoderm patterning
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• smaller embryo size is noted as early as E6.5 and is severely growth retarded by E9.5
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• in E7.5 embryos, there is impaired progression of the primitive streak with a pattern of Brachyury staining similar to an E6.0 age embryo
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• chorioallantoic fusion fails to occur prior to death at E9.5
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growth/size/body
• smaller embryo size is noted as early as E6.5 and is severely growth retarded by E9.5
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cellular
• in E6.5 embryos, epiblast cell numbers are further reduced by an almost 4 fold increase in apoptosis rate
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• in E5.5 embryos, there is a reduced number of cells in the epiblast (28 vs. 20 in wild-type) that is a result of reduced cellular proliferation
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