mortality/aging
• survive longer than germ line null mice, up to E8.25
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embryo
• migration of anterior visceral endoderm cells is disrupted
• defect in migration is not as severe as in germ line null mice probably due to the timing of cre expression
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• expression analysis indicates a defect in the initial specification of the AP axis in most embryos
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• constriction at the boundary between embryonic and extraembryonic regions
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• visceral endoderm cells fail to form a border around the midline structures
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craniofacial
• abnormal headfolds at E7.5
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cellular
• migration of anterior visceral endoderm cells is disrupted
• defect in migration is not as severe as in germ line null mice probably due to the timing of cre expression
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