digestive/alimentary system
N |
• despite increased gastric secretion upon stimulation with histamine, parietal cell morphology and numbers in the glandular units are normal
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• gastric acid secretory response to histamine is increased compared to in wild-type mice
• however, basal secretions are normal
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growth/size/body
• despite normal growth rates, small reduction in body weight persists for 6 months
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reproductive system
N |
• unlike mice maintained on a mixed background, mice exhibit normal testes and seminal vesicle size
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cardiovascular system
N |
• unlike mice maintained on a mixed background, mice exhibit normal heart size
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skeleton
N |
• despite expression in osteoclasts, the number of osteoclasts, bone size and bone-forming surfaces are normal
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