hematopoietic system
• mutant mice displayed a loss of megakaryocytes in the bone marrow: a 10 fold drop in 32N Megakaryocytes and a 5 fold drop in 16N megakaryocytes
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• an 88% drop in platelet count was noted in homozygous animals
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• a significant increase in the volume of remaining platelets was detected: mutant mice registered 8.7 cubic micrometers compared to 4.7 cubic micrometers in control animals; no significant differences were seen in red blood cells, total white blood cells, neutrophils, bands or esinophils from peripheral blood
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immune system
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• size and cellularity of the lymphoid organs was unaffected
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