mortality/aging
• approximately 60% of all live births survive beyond 3 months
• deaths due to haematological deficiencies
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growth/size/body
• pups undersized at birth
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hematopoietic system
• distribution of progenitor cells skewed toward earlier stage erythroblastic cells
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• few B220 cells and those present were immature
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• little development past DN2 stage at E15
• by 6 days postnatal some differentiation past DN2/3 was evident
• by 3 months, thymocyte distribution and numbers near normal
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• increased numbers of megakaryocytes
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• absence of definable granulocytic progenitors
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immune system
• few B220 cells and those present were immature
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• little development past DN2 stage at E15
• by 6 days postnatal some differentiation past DN2/3 was evident
• by 3 months, thymocyte distribution and numbers near normal
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liver/biliary system
• obvious liver deficiencies at E14
• little or no reduction in liver cellularity at E15
• an apparent recovery of fetal liver haematopoiesis between E14 and E15
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endocrine/exocrine glands