behavior/neurological
• often exhibit scratching behavior suggestive of chronic pruritus
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hematopoietic system
• large numbers of mast cells are present in and around the skin lesions
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immune system
• large numbers of mast cells are present in and around the skin lesions
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integument
• no growth of pelage hair throughout life
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• curly juvenile hair begins to appear thinly over the body starting at 5 days of age; lose juvenile hair progressively with age and become hairless by 12 weeks of age
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• some hair follicle cysts filled with eosinophilic mass appear in the hypodermis within a few days after birth and increase in number and size until the 12th week of age
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• thin vibrissae
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• crooked vibrissae
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• vibrissae are lost at around 12 weeks of age
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• thickness of the dermis is increased due to proliferation of inflammatory cells and collagen bundles
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• epidermis adjacent to lesions shows hyperkeratosis
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• in regions of lesions
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• in regions of lesions
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• epidermis shows desquamation, with separation from the basal layer
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• develop ulcerative skin lesions starting at 10 weeks of age
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Mouse Models of Human Disease |
DO ID | OMIM ID(s) | Ref(s) | |
atopic dermatitis | DOID:3310 |
OMIM:603165 OMIM:PS603165 |
J:43274 |