embryo
• embryos recovered at E3.5 appear as uncompacted morulae
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• in vitro outgrowth assays show an irregular ICM after 3 days in culture
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• in vitro, few trophectoderm (TE) cells are observed after 3 days in culture
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mortality/aging
IMPC - JAX
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IMPC - JAX
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• homozygous embryos are recovered at nearly normal Mendelian ratios at E3.5 (20% versus expected 25%) and appear as uncompacted 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 atypical outgrowths after 3 days in culture
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