embryo
• limited or no primitive endoderm (PrE) cells are observed after 3 days in culture
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• although blastocysts hatch from the zona pellucida and form outgrowths with apparent inner cell mass, limited or no trophectoderm (TE) is observed after 3 days in culture
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mortality/aging
IMPC - JAX
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IMPC - JAX
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• normal looking blastocysts are present at E3.5 (11% versus expected 25%, n=27); some excess resorption sites but no homozygous embryos are observed at E7.5
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