mortality/aging
• beginning at 4 weeks of age
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immune system
• thinning of cortical thymic epithelial cells
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• in the thymus, spleen and bone marrow
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• in the thymus, spleen and bone marrow
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• in the thymus and peripheral blood
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• in the thymus and peripheral blood
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• reduced numbers of myeloid cells in the thymus, spleen and bone marrow
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• enhanced
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• impaired due to lack of osteoblasts
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• mild congestion
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skeleton
• impaired
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• enhanced
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• impaired due to lack of osteoblasts
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• increased trabecular bone separation
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osteoporosis
(
J:181952
)
• mice exhibit reduced bone mineral apposition compared with wild-type mice
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growth/size/body
• at 2 weeks of age
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• at 2 weeks of age
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cellular
• impaired
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• enhanced
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liver/biliary system
• mild periportal fibrosis
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hematopoietic system
• thinning of cortical thymic epithelial cells
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• in the thymus, spleen and bone marrow
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• in the thymus, spleen and bone marrow
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• in the thymus and peripheral blood
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• in the thymus and peripheral blood
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• reduced numbers of myeloid cells in the thymus, spleen and bone marrow
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• enhanced
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• impaired due to lack of osteoblasts
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• mild congestion
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• thinning of cortical thymic epithelial cells
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