mortality/aging
• animals become terminally ill at 5-6 weeks of age
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neoplasm
• masses of lymphoblasts occupy the spleen, lymph nodes and thymus and extensively invade the bone marrow, liver, lungs, and kidneys, an indication of malignant lymphoma
• tumors derive from a cell with the hallmarks of a primitive hematopoietic cell
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hematopoietic system
• 50- to 100-fold higher levels of white blood cells compared to controls
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• enlarged B cells
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• 70% increase in numbers of B cells in bone marrow and spleen
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• enlarged pre-B cells
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• 30% increase in numbers of pre-B cells in bone marrow and spleen
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immune system
• 50- to 100-fold higher levels of white blood cells compared to controls
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• enlarged B cells
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• 70% increase in numbers of B cells in bone marrow and spleen
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• enlarged pre-B cells
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• 30% increase in numbers of pre-B cells in bone marrow and spleen
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endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body