neoplasm
• low incidence of mammary carcinoma
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• high incidence of ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, mainly granulosa cell tumors
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• 71% of mice chronically injected intraperitoneally with crocidolite asbestos fibers develop peritoneal malignant mesotheliomas compared to 35% of wild-type mice
• asbestos-induced malignant mesotheliomas are larger and more aggressive than in wild-type mice, often with invasion to the pancreas, liver and/or intestinal smooth muscle
• mice injected with asbestos succumb to disease earlier than wild-type mice, with a median survival of 46 weeks compared to 60 weeks in wild-type mice
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• moderate incidence of spindle cell tumor of the skin
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• low incidence of lymphoma
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• low incidence of lung carcinoma
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• low incidence of mammary carcinoma
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• high incidence of ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, mainly granulosa cell tumors
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homeostasis/metabolism
• 71% of mice chronically injected intraperitoneally with crocidolite asbestos fibers develop peritoneal malignant mesotheliomas compared to 35% of wild-type mice
• asbestos-induced malignant mesotheliomas are larger and more aggressive than in wild-type mice, often with invasion to the pancreas, liver and/or intestinal smooth muscle
• mice injected with asbestos succumb to disease earlier than wild-type mice, with a median survival of 46 weeks compared to 60 weeks in wild-type mice
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integument
• low incidence of mammary carcinoma
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• moderate incidence of spindle cell tumor of the skin
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reproductive system
• high incidence of ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, mainly granulosa cell tumors
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respiratory system
• low incidence of lung carcinoma
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