mortality/aging
• born at the expected frequency and fertile
• 93% die by 24-26 weeks
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hematopoietic system
small thymus
(
J:221849
)
• 4X smaller than controls in older mice
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• with loss of cortico-medullary differentiation
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• absolute numbers of progenitors reduced 2 fold
• reduced myeloid colony formation
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• reduced erythroid colony formation
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• cellularity reduced
• hypoplasia in femora
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• significant and progressive increase of immunophenotypic common lymphoid fraction
• lymphoid colony frequency is reduced 4X
• increased proportion of cells in S/G2/M phase
• homing of cells to host bone marrow is reduced
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• significant loss of B lymphocytes in young mice
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• significant loss of T lymphocytes in young mice
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• slight decrease in myeloid cells
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• in bone marrow
• remaining cells unable to repopulate irradiated hosts
• stem cells fail to maintain quiescence
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• hypoplasia
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small spleen
(
J:221849
)
• 4X smaller than controls in older mice
|
• reduced size
|
• hypoplasia
|
immune system
• significant loss of B lymphocytes in young mice
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• significant loss of T lymphocytes in young mice
|
small thymus
(
J:221849
)
• 4X smaller than controls in older mice
|
• with loss of cortico-medullary differentiation
|
• hypoplasia
|
small spleen
(
J:221849
)
• 4X smaller than controls in older mice
|
• reduced size
|
• hypoplasia
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endocrine/exocrine glands
small thymus
(
J:221849
)
• 4X smaller than controls in older mice
|
• with loss of cortico-medullary differentiation
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