mortality/aging
embryo
• at E7.5, mutant embryos are significantly smaller in size and rounder in shape
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• mutant embryos lack structures that are typical of gastrulation
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• diffuse and mislocalized expression of brachyury at E7.5
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• 3-fold reduction of cell number in E7.5 embryos
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• mesoderm is hardly detectable at E7.5
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• no formal organization of the extraembryonic region is observed at E7.5
• only one large cavity is detected
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growth/size/body
• 3-fold reduction of cell number in E7.5 embryos
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