skeleton
• the distal femur metaphysis shows decreased bone volume, trabecular bone number, and trabecular bone thickness, and an increased trabecular bone space
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• bone mineral density is decreased in femurs at both 5 and 15 weeks of age
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• decrease in trabecular bone in the distal metaphysis of femurs
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osteoporosis
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J:101407
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• although homozygotes show normal skeletal development, they exhibit features of osteoporosis
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• bone marrow stromal stem cell (BMSSC) differentiation is compromised as indicated by a decrease in the induction of mineralization in vitro
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• although osteoclastic activity and osteoclast numbers are normal, homozygotes show decreased bone formation
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immune system
• leukocyte influx in a subcutaneous air pouch in response to TNF-alpha is reduced by 59%
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• adhesion of neutrophils to ICAM-1 or endothelial cells is not increased with Zas stimulation as observed with wild-type neutrophils
• activated neutrophils show a large decrease in adhesion in response to shear stress
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• mice clear a PspA+ strain of bacterial pneumonia faster than controls
• mice make higher than normal levels of protective anti-pneumococcal antibodies
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hematopoietic system
• leukocyte influx in a subcutaneous air pouch in response to TNF-alpha is reduced by 59%
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• adhesion of neutrophils to ICAM-1 or endothelial cells is not increased with Zas stimulation as observed with wild-type neutrophils
• activated neutrophils show a large decrease in adhesion in response to shear stress
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cellular
• leukocyte influx in a subcutaneous air pouch in response to TNF-alpha is reduced by 59%
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• adhesion of neutrophils to ICAM-1 or endothelial cells is not increased with Zas stimulation as observed with wild-type neutrophils
• activated neutrophils show a large decrease in adhesion in response to shear stress
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