digestive/alimentary system
• colons exhibit increased proliferation in the colon epithelia
• colon crypt cells exhibit a higher rate of proliferation at the bottom of the crypt coupled to faster turnover of the epithelial colon cells
• however, colon crypt organization is not grossly altered
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homeostasis/metabolism
• mice treated with the carcinogen azoxymethane (AOM) followed by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) exhibit a higher number of tumors and larger tumors than in wild-type mice
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neoplasm
• mice treated with the carcinogen azoxymethane (AOM) followed by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) exhibit a higher number of tumors and larger tumors than in wild-type mice
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