immune system
• accelerated and increased lethality following infection with a lethal dose of E. coli
• a 2.5-fold increase in E. coli numbers is seen after 120 min of incubation with homozygous neutrophils compared to incubation with wild-type neutrophils
• addition of iron to wild-type neutrophil incubations eliminates the difference in bacteria numbers
• however, no difference is seen in overall mortality following injection of 50mg/kg lipopolysaccharide
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reproductive system
• only 68% of females produce their first litter within 8 weeks of mating compared to 95% of wild-type females
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renal/urinary system
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• kidney development and response to ischemic renal injury are similar to wild-type
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