growth/size/body
neoplasm
• severe adenocarcenomas by 3-4 months of age in chimeric mice
• derived from the intermediate lobe
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preneoplasia
(
J:59268
)
• hyperchromatic cells are found in the adrenal medulla of chimeric mice indicating neoplastic lesions
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nervous system
N |
• examined in chimeric mice
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• severe adenocarcenomas by 3-4 months of age in chimeric mice
• derived from the intermediate lobe
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• cells with enlarged nuclei
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• displaced Purkinje cells
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liver/biliary system
• abnormally large nuclei in chimeric mice
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vision/eye
N |
• examined in chimeric mice
• no retinoblastomas
• normal retinal architecture
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• in all mice examined
• evidence of cataracts when eyes first open at 1 week of age
• characterized by a posterior migration of the lens epithelium
• associated with bladder cell formation and sometimes with calcification
• lens of newborns highly disorganized with many pyknotic cells
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• severe adenocarcenomas by 3-4 months of age in chimeric mice
• derived from the intermediate lobe
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