immune system
• in the thymus
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• peripheral lymphocytes are decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• by 40% in the peripheral blood
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• by 60% in the peripheral blood and thymus but not secondary lymphoid organs
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• in the blood
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• in the blood
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• lesions are observed in lymphoid tissues due to the retention of mature lymphocytes in the thymus and secondary lymphoid organs unlike in wild-type mice
• however, lesions are not observed in any other organ, and splenic white pulp, including periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths and follicles, is normal
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• the number of lymphocytes in the thymic cortex is minimally decreased while the number of lymphocytes in the medulla is minimally increased compared to in wild-type mice
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• mesenteric and peripheral lymph nodes exhibit expansion of the paracortical areas by sequestered lymphocytes unlike in wild-type mice
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renal/urinary system
• one of six aged mice exhibit minimal vacuolization of a few superficial urothelial cells unlike in wild-type mice
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hematopoietic system
• the number of lymphocytes in the thymic cortex is minimally decreased while the number of lymphocytes in the medulla is minimally increased compared to in wild-type mice
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• in the thymus
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• peripheral lymphocytes are decreased compared to in wild-type mice
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• by 40% in the peripheral blood
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• by 60% in the peripheral blood and thymus but not secondary lymphoid organs
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• in the blood
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• in the blood
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• the number of lymphocytes in the thymic cortex is minimally decreased while the number of lymphocytes in the medulla is minimally increased compared to in wild-type mice
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