digestive/alimentary system
• greater than normal total cell number
(J:74022)
• gastric units two times as long as in controls at 35 days of age
(J:108678)
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• lower than normal numbers of zymogenic cells
(J:74022)
• zymogenic cells greatly reduced at 35 days of age
(J:108678)
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• parietal cells not recognizable at 15 days but present in normal numbers at 35 days
• parietal cells contain large vacuole-like structures
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• thickness normal at 15 days of age, with reduction of the base of the gastric unit but enlarged pit and isthmus regions
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• luminal pH of stomach approximately 7.1 as opposed to 3.6 in controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
• elevated serum gastrin levels (hypergastrinemia)
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• greater than normal total cell number
(J:74022)
• gastric units two times as long as in controls at 35 days of age
(J:108678)
|
• lower than normal numbers of zymogenic cells
(J:74022)
• zymogenic cells greatly reduced at 35 days of age
(J:108678)
|
• parietal cells not recognizable at 15 days but present in normal numbers at 35 days
• parietal cells contain large vacuole-like structures
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