mortality/aging
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• mean longevity for males is 332 +/- 14 days compared to 716 +/- 28 days for littermate females
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immune system
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• moderately enlarged
• at 18 to 25 weeks the combined weight of the axillary, mesenteric, and renal lymph nodes is increased 5-fold compared to C57BL/6J males
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• accelerated autoimmune syndrome relative to reciprocal hybrid males
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