mortality/aging
• female mice exhibit a decreased survival following exposure to endotoxin compared to wild-type mice
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• only 5 % of expected mice are born and survive into adulthood to reproduce
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• only 5% of expected mice were born
• however, surviving mice survive into adulthood
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immune system
• female mice exhibit a decreased survival following exposure to endotoxin compared to wild-type mice and produce more cytokines at low doses of endotoxin
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