adipose tissue
• increased thickness of subcutaneous adipose tissue
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vision/eye
N |
• normal corneal epithelium
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• corneal thickness is significantly reduced
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• lamellae are less well defined
• increased interfibrillar spacing
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integument
• significant decrease in collagen in the skin although rate of synthesis seems normal
• increased collagen fibril diameter and contours are irregular
• bundles of collagen fibrils are wavy and tortuous but fibrils are arranged in parallel
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• decreased thickness
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loose skin
(
J:78845
)
• increased elasticity as determined as a decrease in the initial elastic modulus during tensile strength tests
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