cellular
• primary fibroblasts have a defect in contact-mediated cell cycle arrest with cells reaching a density 1.5-fold greater than controls
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• 20% more epithelial cells are actively proliferating in the colon epithelium
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digestive/alimentary system
• 20% more epithelial cells are actively proliferating in the colon epithelium
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• crypt lengths are significantly increased in mice
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limbs/digits/tail
• there is a 20% increase in the thickness of the epidermis located in the plantar region of the paw
• the number of proliferating cells in the paw epidermis is increased two-fold compared to controls
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hematopoietic system
• spleens have up to a four-fold increase in erythroid progenitors
• bone marrow contains about 30% more erythroid progenitors
• in mice treated with phenylhydrazine, there are 20% more erythroid progenitors in the spleen than wild-type mice two days after injection
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• hematocrit is slightly but significantly increased from 52.8% to 56.5%
• in mice treated with phenylhydrazine, hematocrit levels recover after 5 days compared to 7 days for wild-type controls
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• crypt lengths are significantly increased in mice
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integument
• there is a 20% increase in the thickness of the epidermis located in the plantar region of the paw
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