liver/biliary system
• modest increases in cell death of hepatocytes
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• increased proliferation index at 3 months of age as measure by elevated levels of BrdU incorporation
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• at 2 months of age, large numbers of small periductal cells are visible that infiltrate the liver parenchyma
• at 3 months of age, small periductal cells surround the hepatic plates
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• an irregular arrangement of hepatocytes that obscures the normal radiating pattern of liver sinusoids
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• a 2-fold increase in liver mass relative to total body mass at 1 month of age and a 3-fold increase by 3 months of age
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• hepatocytes exhibit a "clear cell" phenotype
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• tumors are detectable in some mice at 3 months of age and in all mice at 4 months of age
• livers are highly enlarged and have multiple focal tumors visible at 5-6 months of age
• disorganized parenchyma with the majority of the liver exhibiting a dysplastic partially transformed phenotype
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• the histopathology of tumor nodules is consistent with a diagnosis of hepatocellular
carcinoma
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neoplasm
• tumors are detectable in some mice at 3 months of age and in all mice at 4 months of age
• livers are highly enlarged and have multiple focal tumors visible at 5-6 months of age
• disorganized parenchyma with the majority of the liver exhibiting a dysplastic partially transformed phenotype
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• the histopathology of tumor nodules is consistent with a diagnosis of hepatocellular
carcinoma
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cardiovascular system
• an irregular arrangement of hepatocytes that obscures the normal radiating pattern of liver sinusoids
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homeostasis/metabolism
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• despite morphological liver changes, no increase in serum alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase levels are detected at 2 months of age
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cellular
• modest increases in cell death of hepatocytes
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• increased proliferation index at 3 months of age as measure by elevated levels of BrdU incorporation
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growth/size/body
• a 2-fold increase in liver mass relative to total body mass at 1 month of age and a 3-fold increase by 3 months of age
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