mortality/aging
• death by 12 months of age, beginning at 6 months of age
• males die earlier than females
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neoplasm
• develop severe tumors that invade all stomach layers and adhere to surrounding organs
• severity of gastric tumors increases with age and males are more affected than females
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digestive/alimentary system
• focally located squamous cysts are seen in the cecum after 6 months of age
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• focally located squamous cysts are seen occasionally in the ileum at after 6 months of age
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• thick stomach wall throughout the cardia and corpus regions of the glandular stomach
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• the proliferative zone of the glandular gastric mucosa is expanded basally to include the parietal and chief cell region
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• intestinal metaplasia in the stomach
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• develop severe tumors that invade all stomach layers and adhere to surrounding organs
• severity of gastric tumors increases with age and males are more affected than females
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hematopoietic system
• gradual decrease in thymus weight up to 6 months of age
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• slight increase of pro-B cells
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• reduction of B1 cells in the peritoneal cavity
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• increase in the mature B cell population in the bone marrow
• increase in the mature B cell population in the spleen at 5 weeks of age, although numbers are normal at 3-9 months
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• increase in the mature B cell populations in the bone marrow and spleen
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• population of pre-B cells and virgin B cells (B220+CD43-IgM-) is mildly increased
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immune system
• gradual decrease in thymus weight up to 6 months of age
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• slight increase of pro-B cells
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• reduction of B1 cells in the peritoneal cavity
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• increase in the mature B cell population in the bone marrow
• increase in the mature B cell population in the spleen at 5 weeks of age, although numbers are normal at 3-9 months
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• increase in the mature B cell populations in the bone marrow and spleen
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• population of pre-B cells and virgin B cells (B220+CD43-IgM-) is mildly increased
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liver/biliary system
• gradual increase in liver weight
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• gradual decrease in thymus weight up to 6 months of age
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growth/size/body
• gradual increase in liver weight
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