digestive/alimentary system
• no mucus is present in the small and large intestinal mucosa despite the presence of mucus-producing goblet cells
• aggregates of mast cells are found in the intestinal mucosa
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• rectal prolapse occurs in 5 of 8 mice during the first year of life
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• low dose DSS (1.5%) leads to inflammatory bowel disease with 20% weight loss, bloody stools, and an inflamed intestinal mucosa
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hematopoietic system
• aggregates of mast cells are found in the intestinal mucosa
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immune system
• low dose DSS (1.5%) leads to inflammatory bowel disease with 20% weight loss, bloody stools, and an inflamed intestinal mucosa
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• aggregates of mast cells are found in the intestinal mucosa
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