mortality/aging
• some mice die after the first year of life due to hydronephrosis
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renal/urinary system
N |
• mice exhibit preserved tight junctions, barrier function in the kidney and response to dehydration
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• of kidney pelvis and ureteral urothelium
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• at 3 months
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• at 3 months
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• mice exhibit preserved tight junctions, barrier function in the kidney and response to dehydration
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• diffuse urothelial hyperplasia prior to hydronephrosis
• papillomatous protrusions without overt tumor formation
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• macroscopic hydronephrosis evident in most mice before 10 months with severely compressed renal parenchyma
• unilateral before 15 months
• some bilateral hydronephrosis after 16 months
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• prior to hydronephrosis
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• impaired resabsorbtion of calcium and chloride ions
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• impaired resabsorbtion of calcium
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• increased proliferation of kidney pelvis and ureteral urothelium
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homeostasis/metabolism
N |
• serum chloride ion levels are normal
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• mild at 3 months
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• at 3 months
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• impaired resabsorbtion of calcium
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• at 3 months
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cellular
• of kidney pelvis and ureteral urothelium
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