mortality/aging
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• some mice become moribund at 4 weeks of age while others live up to 10 weeks
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immune system
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• in the red pulp of the liver
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• in the red pulp of the liver
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growth/size/body
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• 50% of wild-type at 4 weeks
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• at weaning, mice exhibit slower growth than wild-type mice
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adipose tissue
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• in moribund mice
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respiratory system
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• mice exhibit a thickened interstitium with infiltration by inflammatory cells and occasionally foamy macrophages
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muscle
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• in moribund mice
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skeleton
endocrine/exocrine glands
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• the number of sebaceous glands is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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cardiovascular system
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• dilated vessels are found in the dermal layer of cells of the ear unlike in wild-type mice
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behavior/neurological
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• locomotor functions fail in moribund mice
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hearing/vestibular/ear
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• at weaning mice have flattened and disfigured ears compared to in wild-type mice
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hematopoietic system
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• in the red pulp of the liver
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• in the red pulp of the liver
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cellular
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• in the red pulp of the liver
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integument
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• the number of sebaceous glands is decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• at weaning, mice exhibit abnormal appearance and density of coat hairs compared to in wild-type mice
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• some mice exhibit mild dermal acute inflammatory infiltrate unlike in wild-type mice
• the dermal layer is atrophic unlike in wild-type mice
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• dyskeratosis (apoptosis) is increased in the basal cell layer and mid-epidermis compared to in wild-type mice
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• severe
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• on the dorsal and abdominal skin
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acanthosis
(
J:144991
)
scaly skin
(
J:144991
)
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• after 6 weeks mice exhibit scaly dorsal and abdominal skin, feet, tail, and ears
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