mortality/aging
• more than 80% lethality before weaning due to unknown causes, survivors are viable
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hematopoietic system
• thymocytes reduced to about 5% of controls but peripheral single positive cell populations remained in normal range
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• megakaryocyte hyperplasia in bone marrow with corresponding reductions in other bone marrow elements
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anisocytosis
(
J:98329
)
• erythrocytes of variable size
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• thrombocytosis and increased numbers of megakaryocytes in circulation
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growth/size/body
• body size was 50-70% of controls at 4 weeks of age
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immune system
• thymocytes reduced to about 5% of controls but peripheral single positive cell populations remained in normal range
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• thymocytes reduced to about 5% of controls but peripheral single positive cell populations remained in normal range
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