mortality/aging
• embryos die shortly after the blastocyst stage
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embryo
• at E3.5 embryos have about 3 fold fewer cells compared to control littermates
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• many cultured E3.5 embryos fail to hatch although in vivo some embryos do successfully hatch
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cellular
• cells from E3.5 embryos display monopolar spindles
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• at E3.5 the mitotic index is about 8 fold higher compared to control littermates
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