mortality/aging
• nearly all mice die within the first 18 days after birth
• survival is increased with pan-vitamin and dietary bile acid supplements
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homeostasis/metabolism
• intestinal cholesterol absorption is decreased to less than 9%
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• serum triglyceride levels are decreased 32%
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• bile acids in stool are increased by 2%
• fecal neutral sterol secretion is increased by 2.8-fold
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• cholesterol biosynthesis is decreased modestly in the kidney
• cholesterol biosynthesis is increased 3.5-fold in the liver with smaller increases in the duodenal and jejunal segments of the small intestine
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• fatty acid biosynthesis is increased in the liver by 20%
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• hepatic triglyceride levels are increased 30%
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growth/size/body
digestive/alimentary system
• intestinal cholesterol absorption is decreased to less than 9%
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liver/biliary system
• hepatic triglyceride levels are increased 30%
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integument
scaly skin
(
J:122973
)
• in unsupplemented suckling and nursing mice
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