hematopoietic system
• double negative thymocytes of all stages have higher rates of apoptosis
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• thymus cellularity is reduced by about 20-fold
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• the percentage of double negative T cells in the thymus is 85.4% compared to 2.7% in wild-type mice
• there is a significant reduction in proliferating DN4 cells suggesting a partial development block in transitioning to the DP stage
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• the percentage of double positive T cells in the thymus is reduced to 1.8% compared to 84.6% in wild-type mice
• the actual number of DP T cells is 50-fold less than is found in wild-type thymuses
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• developing thymocytes are almost completely blocked at the DN4 to DP transition
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immune system
• double negative thymocytes of all stages have higher rates of apoptosis
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• thymus cellularity is reduced by about 20-fold
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• the percentage of double negative T cells in the thymus is 85.4% compared to 2.7% in wild-type mice
• there is a significant reduction in proliferating DN4 cells suggesting a partial development block in transitioning to the DP stage
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• the percentage of double positive T cells in the thymus is reduced to 1.8% compared to 84.6% in wild-type mice
• the actual number of DP T cells is 50-fold less than is found in wild-type thymuses
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• developing thymocytes are almost completely blocked at the DN4 to DP transition
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cellular
• double negative thymocytes of all stages have higher rates of apoptosis
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• thymus cellularity is reduced by about 20-fold
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