mortality/aging
• animal succumb due to tumor burden at 20-24 weeks
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neoplasm
• at 6-8 weeks of age, animals administered 4 doses of tamoxifen develop adenomas in the alveoli by 15 weeks; these progress to adenocarcinomas
• papillary adenomas are seen in alveoli at 15 and 21 weeks after tamoxifen treatment
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• develop in alveoli and near the bronchioalveolar duct junction by 15 weeks of age with tamoxifen administration at 6-8 weeks
• larger bronchioles and non terminal bronchi appear normal
• advanced papillary adenocarcinomas are observed at 21 weeks after tamoxifen treatment
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respiratory system
• at 6-8 weeks of age, animals administered 4 doses of tamoxifen develop adenomas in the alveoli by 15 weeks; these progress to adenocarcinomas
• papillary adenomas are seen in alveoli at 15 and 21 weeks after tamoxifen treatment
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• hyperplasia is observed at 3 weeks after tamoxifen induction, and persists at 15 and 21 weeks
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