skeleton
• thickened mandibular corpus
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• fractured diaphyses of long bones often seen in older mice
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• shortened femoral neck in 2 month old mice
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• increased outer diameter of long bones
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• dramatically reduced bone density in 3 month old males
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• cortical bone is more porous
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immune system
• defective pro-B cell to pre-B cell transition
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• increased proliferative response to IL-7 (1.7-2 fold increase)
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• increased number of peripheral B cells
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• 53% more IgM (high) IgD (low) B cells
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• variable ability to mount an antibody response
• antibody response is comparable to controls overall
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• enhanced ability to stimulate T-cell proliferation
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limbs/digits/tail
• shortened femoral neck in 2 month old mice
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craniofacial
• thickened mandibular corpus
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hematopoietic system
• defective pro-B cell to pre-B cell transition
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• increased proliferative response to IL-7 (1.7-2 fold increase)
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• increased number of peripheral B cells
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• 53% more IgM (high) IgD (low) B cells
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• variable ability to mount an antibody response
• antibody response is comparable to controls overall
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