endocrine/exocrine glands
• increased thymic CD4+ T cell percentage
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immune system
N |
• normal number of viable B and T cells in bone marrow, spleen, thymus and peritoneal cavi
• normal spleen and thymus histology
• normal immune responses against NP-CGG, TNP-LPS and TNP-Ficoll
• normal marginal metallophilic macrophage (MMM) and marginal zone macrophage (MZM) numbers in spleen
• normal LPS-induced spleen marginal zone B cell proliferation
• normal migration of spleen marginal zone B cells towards B lymphocyte chemoattractant (BLC) and SDF-1alpha
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• increased thymic CD4+ T cell percentage
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• sparse MMM ring around spleen marginal zone
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• narrowing of B cell region (B220+ region outside CD169+ MZ macrophages)
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• reduction of percentage of B cells in spleen
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hematopoietic system
• increased thymic CD4+ T cell percentage
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• sparse MMM ring around spleen marginal zone
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• narrowing of B cell region (B220+ region outside CD169+ MZ macrophages)
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• reduction of percentage of B cells in spleen
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growth/size/body
N |
• no gross abnormalities
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mortality/aging
N |
• viable
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reproductive system
N |
• fertile
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