immune system
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• despite the reduction in T cell differentiation in the thymus, the numbers and ratios of CD4+ or CD8+ T cells in the spleen and lymph nodes, VDJ rearrangement, and the numbers and function of NK cells are normal
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• intraepithelial lymphocytes fail to proliferate in response to stimulation with anti-CD3 antibodies and ConA unlike heterozygous cells
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• TCR/CD3very low CD4+ and CD8+ single positive splenocytes fail to proliferate in response to anti-CD3 antibodies and ConA unlike heterozygous cells
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• the size of the cortex is enlarged at the expense of the medulla
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• the medulla is restricted to small regions unlike in heterozygous mice
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small thymus
(
J:15579
)
• at 8 to 12 weeks, thymocyte number is decreased 5- to 10-fold compared to in heterozygous mice
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• mice exhibit a delayed and reduced differentiation of double negative T cells into double positive TCR/CD3hi T cells in the thymus compared to in heterozygous mice instead generating TCR/CD3very low CD4+ and CD8+ single positive T cells
• however, intraepithelial lymphocytes express normal levels of TCR/CD3
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• the percentage of double negative cells in the thymus is more than in heterozygous mice
• however, the absolute number of double negative cells is normal
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• the percentage of double positive cells in the thymus is decreased compared to in heterozygotes
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• the percentage of CD4+ single positive cells in the thymus is decreased compared to in heterozygous mice mice that are indistinguishable from wild-type mice
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• the percentage of CD8+ single positive cells in the thymus is decreased compared to in heterozygous mice
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hematopoietic system
• intraepithelial lymphocytes fail to proliferate in response to stimulation with anti-CD3 antibodies and ConA unlike heterozygous cells
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• TCR/CD3very low CD4+ and CD8+ single positive splenocytes fail to proliferate in response to anti-CD3 antibodies and ConA unlike heterozygous cells
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• the size of the cortex is enlarged at the expense of the medulla
|
• the medulla is restricted to small regions unlike in heterozygous mice
|
small thymus
(
J:15579
)
• at 8 to 12 weeks, thymocyte number is decreased 5- to 10-fold compared to in heterozygous mice
|
• mice exhibit a delayed and reduced differentiation of double negative T cells into double positive TCR/CD3hi T cells in the thymus compared to in heterozygous mice instead generating TCR/CD3very low CD4+ and CD8+ single positive T cells
• however, intraepithelial lymphocytes express normal levels of TCR/CD3
|
• the percentage of double negative cells in the thymus is more than in heterozygous mice
• however, the absolute number of double negative cells is normal
|
• the percentage of double positive cells in the thymus is decreased compared to in heterozygotes
|
• the percentage of CD4+ single positive cells in the thymus is decreased compared to in heterozygous mice mice that are indistinguishable from wild-type mice
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• the percentage of CD8+ single positive cells in the thymus is decreased compared to in heterozygous mice
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cellular
• intraepithelial lymphocytes fail to proliferate in response to stimulation with anti-CD3 antibodies and ConA unlike heterozygous cells
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• TCR/CD3very low CD4+ and CD8+ single positive splenocytes fail to proliferate in response to anti-CD3 antibodies and ConA unlike heterozygous cells
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• the size of the cortex is enlarged at the expense of the medulla
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• the medulla is restricted to small regions unlike in heterozygous mice
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small thymus
(
J:15579
)
• at 8 to 12 weeks, thymocyte number is decreased 5- to 10-fold compared to in heterozygous mice
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growth/size/body