mortality/aging
• all mice die within 17 days of the onset of tamoxifen treatment with a paralytic gut
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growth/size/body
• enlarged abdomen after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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renal/urinary system
• after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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digestive/alimentary system
• smooth muscle layers of the jejunum are thickened due to enlarged smooth muscle cells
• enlarged muscle layers in the ileum but to a lesser extent than in jejunum
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• grossly distended after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
• contains abundant liquid
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• grossly distended after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
• contains abundant liquid
• becomes dilated late in tamoxifen treatment
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• anal sphincter muscle tension is reduced after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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• reduced excretion of feces after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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• abnormal gastrointestinal motility after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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• contractile tension significantly reduced
• tension development of ileal and jejunal strips is 13% of controls in response to KCl
• 20-28% tension response to acetylcholine which is abolished by atropine treatment
• peristaltic frequency of the ileum increased by 30%
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• mucosal inflammation
• elevated bacterial counts
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skeleton
• severe spinal sinuosity after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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behavior/neurological
• reduced food intake after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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cardiovascular system
• after 5 consecutive days of tamoxifen injections
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immune system
• mucosal inflammation
• elevated bacterial counts
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muscle
• smooth muscle layers of the jejunum are thickened due to enlarged smooth muscle cells
• enlarged muscle layers in the ileum but to a lesser extent than in jejunum
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• contractile tension significantly reduced
• tension development of ileal and jejunal strips is 13% of controls in response to KCl
• 20-28% tension response to acetylcholine which is abolished by atropine treatment
• peristaltic frequency of the ileum increased by 30%
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