mortality/aging
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• animals die a few days after birth
(J:208)
• most die within a few days or weeks of birth, however a few reach adulthood
(J:5439)
|
growth/size/body
hematopoietic system
|
• mean potential life span of erythrocytes is reduced
|
|
• erythropoiesis is decreased in the liver
• complete regression of hepatic hemopoiesis occurs at about 4 days after birth compared to 10 days in controls
|
anisocytosis
(
J:5439
)
macrocytosis
(
J:5439
)
|
• seen at birth
|
immune system
reproductive system
|
• reduced number of germ cells starting at E12-E13
|
|
• eventually ovaries become tubular adenomas
|
|
|
• almost no spermatogenesis is seen in adult testes
|
|
• survivors are almost completely sterile
(J:22618)
|
neoplasm
|
• eventually ovaries become tubular adenomas
|
vision/eye
eye opacity
(
J:22618
)
|
• older survivors (beyond 6-8 months) frequently develop eye opacities
|
skeleton
integument
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• older survivors (6-8 months) lose their hair completely
|
cellular
|
• reduced number of germ cells starting at E12-E13
|
endocrine/exocrine glands
|
• eventually ovaries become tubular adenomas
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