embryo
• embryos recovered at E3.5 appear as morulae
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• in vitro outgrowth assays show apparent trophectoderm (TE) and primitive endoderm (PrE) cells but small/no ICM colony after 3 days in culture
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growth/size/body
• embryos recovered at E3.5 appear as morulae
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mortality/aging
IMPC - JAX
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IMPC - JAX
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• homozygous embryos are present at E3.5 (33% versus expected 25%, n=27) and appear as morulae; no homozygous embryos are recovered at E7.5
• however, excess resorption sites suggest that embryos elicit a decidual response in vivo
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reproductive system
• in vitro, embryos hatch from the zona pellucida but form irregular outgrowths after 3 days in culture
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