reproductive system
• while immature sperm is detected all mature sperm are pyknotic
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• irregardless of the genotype of the females, male mice never sire offspring
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hematopoietic system
• spleen weight is increased (166+/-34 mg compared to 87+/-13 mg in wild-type mice)
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• mild anemia is accompanied by a compensatory extramedullary hematopoiesis, splenomegaly, expansion of red pulp and increase in the number of erythroid colony-forming units and erythropoietic burst formations
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• the number of B220+ CD43+ pro-B cells are increased 2- to 3-fold relative to in wild-type mice
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• platelets are produced more slowly than in wild-type mice but are cleared at the same rate
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• extramedullary hematopoiesis occurs in the spleen
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• bone marrow cell number is reduced to 70% of that observed in wild-type mice
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• bone marrow megakaryocyte progenitor cell number is reduced but bone marrow megakaryocyte cell number is normal to in wild-type mice
• spleen megakaryocyte progenitor cell and megakaryocyte cell numbers are increased relative to in wild-type mice
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• 8.0+/-0.62 x109/ml compared to 10.4+/-0.5 x109/ml in wild-type mice
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• 45.8+/-3.0% compared to 53.2+/-2.4% in wild-type mice
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• 620+/-128x106/ml compared to 1159+/-176x106/ml in wild-type mice
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• 3.7+/-1.3x106/ml compared to 9.2+/-1.9x106/ml in wild-type mice
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• the frequency and number of B cells at all later stages of maturation is reduced and the B cell number in the peritoneal cavity and peripheral lymphoid organs is reduced
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• lymphoid follicles are absent
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digestive/alimentary system
• acini are reduced in size and dispersed
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• protein fecal content is increased relative to in wild-type mice
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• salivary gland architecture is disrupted
• cells are reduced in size and dispersed
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immune system
• spleen weight is increased (166+/-34 mg compared to 87+/-13 mg in wild-type mice)
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• the number of B220+ CD43+ pro-B cells are increased 2- to 3-fold relative to in wild-type mice
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• platelets are produced more slowly than in wild-type mice but are cleared at the same rate
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• 3.7+/-1.3x106/ml compared to 9.2+/-1.9x106/ml in wild-type mice
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• the frequency and number of B cells at all later stages of maturation is reduced and the B cell number in the peritoneal cavity and peripheral lymphoid organs is reduced
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• lymphoid follicles are absent
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• salivary gland architecture is disrupted
• cells are reduced in size and dispersed
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• pancreatic architecture is disrupted
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• acini are reduced in size and dispersed
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growth/size/body
• spleen weight is increased (166+/-34 mg compared to 87+/-13 mg in wild-type mice)
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