embryo
• no morphological hallmarks typical of gastrulating embryos are observed at E7.5
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• embryos arrest prior to gastrulation
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• embryos are much smaller than controls at E7.5
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• no rudimentary egg cylinder is present at E7.5
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• no head folds are present at E7.5
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• no embryonic node is present at E7.5
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• no morphological evidence of primitive streak formation is observed at E7.5
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• embryos appear as a necrotic mass of cells at E7.5
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growth/size/body
• embryos are much smaller than controls at E7.5
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mortality/aging
IMPC - JAX
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IMPC - JAX
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• only 6% of necrotic homozygous embryos are recovered at E7.5; no homozygous embryos are recovered at E9.5
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