mortality/aging
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• mortality increases by 30 weeks of age, with a mortality rate of about 55% over 6-9 months of age
• mortality is due to urinary restriction
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neoplasm
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• hyperplasia accompanied by intermediate grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is evident in enlarged prostates at 6-8 months of age
• higher grade PIN appears with aging after 20 months without signs of overt invasive carcinoma
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endocrine/exocrine glands
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• prostates show increased size and weight after 20 weeks of age
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• hyperplasia in epithelial, and to a lesser extent, stromal compartments and nuclear atypia in epithelial cells of the prostate with increasing age
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• hyperplasia accompanied by intermediate grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is evident in enlarged prostates at 6-8 months of age
• higher grade PIN appears with aging after 20 months without signs of overt invasive carcinoma
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• the prostate regenerative response to androgen is accelerated in orchiectomized mice
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renal/urinary system
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• mice exhibit severe urinary tract obstruction most likely due to hyperplasia of the prostate
• urethra is packed with noninvasive hyperplastic epithelial cells extending from the prostate
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reproductive system
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• prostates show increased size and weight after 20 weeks of age
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• hyperplasia in epithelial, and to a lesser extent, stromal compartments and nuclear atypia in epithelial cells of the prostate with increasing age
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• hyperplasia accompanied by intermediate grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is evident in enlarged prostates at 6-8 months of age
• higher grade PIN appears with aging after 20 months without signs of overt invasive carcinoma
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• the prostate regenerative response to androgen is accelerated in orchiectomized mice
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• a fraction of males cease reproductive activity by 6 months of age
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