mortality/aging
• blastocysts are present at E3.5 (15% versus expected 25%, n=33); no homozygous embryos or excess resorption sites are observed at E7.5
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embryo
• in vitro, blastocysts fail to hatch from the zona pellucida after 3 days in culture
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reproductive system
• in vitro outgrowth assays show that blastocysts fail to hatch and are dead after 3 days in culture, never forming outgrowths
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