mortality/aging
• exhibit increased resistance to lethal challenges of x-ray irradiation, showing delayed death after irradiation compared to wild-type
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hematopoietic system
• hematopoietic populations, such as mature B- and T-cells, natural killer cells, myeloid cells, erythroid cells, and stem cells, show increased resistance to the effects of irradiation
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• increase in the number of circulating white blood cells
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• increase in the number of hematopoietic stem cells
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cellular
• exhibit increased resistance to lethal challenges of x-ray irradiation, showing an increase in the radioresistance of individual cells, and an increase in the size of certain critically important cell populations, such as the hematopoietic stem cells
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immune system
• increase in the number of circulating white blood cells
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• 2- to 5-fold increase in size of lymphoid organs
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homeostasis/metabolism
• exhibit increased resistance to lethal challenges of x-ray irradiation, showing delayed death after irradiation compared to wild-type
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endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body