mortality/aging
• mice die between E7.5 and E9.5
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embryo
• embryos are round in shape instead of elongated
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• at E6.5
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• after 9 days in culture, blastocysts exhibit slower outgrowth and inner cell mass cells are missing unlike in similarly treated wild-type blastocysts
• however, blastocyts exhibit normal inner cell masses after 4 and 6 days in culture
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• the ectoplacental cone is under-developed compared to in wild-type mice
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growth/size/body