immune system
• after second infestation to ticks, mice fail to exhibit resistance (repletion) unlike similarly treated wild-type mice
• however, transfer of bone marrow from KitW-sh homozygotes restores repletion
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hematopoietic system
• increased hemisphere hemoglobin content in mouse brains injected with phosphate buffered saline
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• mutants exhibit a lack of collagen-induced aggregation of platelets
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cardiovascular system
homeostasis/metabolism
• mutants exhibit a lack of collagen-induced aggregation of platelets
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skeleton
N |
• no effect on osteoclast size and number in tibias
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