digestive/alimentary system
• aged mice exhibit intestinal hyperplasia in the small intestine and colon
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• decreased numbers of goblet cells in the small and large intestine
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• decreased numbers in the small and large intestine
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• decreased in crypt depths
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• increased in crypt depths
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• decreased numbers of Paneth cells in the small intestine
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• decreased in crypt depths
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• increased migration of proliferating cells
• however, apoptosis rates are normal
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• increased cell proliferation in the small and large intestine
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homeostasis/metabolism
• DSS-treated mice exhibit a more rapid recovery of colon length after removal of DSS compared with wild-type mice
• however, mice exhibit normal DSS-induced colitis
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cellular
• decreased numbers of goblet cells in the small and large intestine
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• increased cell proliferation in the small and large intestine
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• decreased in crypt depths
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• increased in crypt depths
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• decreased numbers of Paneth cells in the small intestine
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