mortality/aging
• live embryos are present at E7.5 but no live embryos are seen beyond E9.5
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• by E8.5 most embryos are reabsorbed or undergoing degeneration
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embryo
• 85% of blastocysts show impaired outgrowth of the ICM
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• at E7.5 the embryonic cavities are not properly formed
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• at E7.5 the embryonic ectoderm appears with an increased mass of cells
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• fails to differentiate properly by E8.5
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• markedly smaller by E6.5
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• show improper organogenesis at E8.5
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• diffuse and discontinuous at E8.5
• fails to progress caudally at E8.5
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• at E8.5
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• lack proper tail bud structures at E8.5
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• poorly defined at E7.5
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• undetectable at E7.5
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limbs/digits/tail
• lack proper tail bud structures at E8.5
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growth/size/body
• markedly smaller by E6.5
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cellular
• 85% of blastocysts show impaired outgrowth of the ICM
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