mortality/aging
• typically die 8-20 d after birth
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growth/size/body
• dramatically runted animals by P8-P10
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• mice exhibit progressive growth retardation, beginning at postnatal day P4-P5
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immune system
• immature and mature neutrophils on peripheral blood smear
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• authors state spleen exhibits features similar to the liver
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• systemic inflammation
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• histiocytic inflammatory infiltrates
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• multifocal suppurative and histiocytic interstitial and perivascular pneumonia
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muscle
respiratory system
• multifocal suppurative and histiocytic interstitial and perivascular pneumonia
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hematopoietic system
• extramedullary hematopoeisis with a predominance of myeloid and megakaryocytic cells
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• immature and mature neutrophils on peripheral blood smear
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• authors state spleen exhibits features similar to the liver
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liver/biliary system
• histiocytic inflammatory infiltrates
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• in rare aged mouse (3.5 months) liver is shrunken and distorted
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• accompanied by dying hepatocytes
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• in rare aged mouse (3.5 months) liver is distorted by bridging fibrosis extending from the capsule through the
parenchyma, multifocal capsular fibrosis and lymphocytic inflammation that extended into underlying
parenchyma are also seen
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nervous system
• authors state brain exhibits features similar to the liver
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cardiovascular system
• authors state heart exhibits features similar to the liver
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digestive/alimentary system
• authors state colon exhibits features similar to the liver
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skeleton
• authors state bone exhibits features similar to the liver
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integument
• shortened distorted hair follicles
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• shortend
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• suppurative dermatitis with dermal fibrosis and multifocal epidermal necrosis
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