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. 1998 Mar;18(3):1275–1283. doi: 10.1128/mcb.18.3.1275

TABLE 2.

Phenotypic comparison of NK1- and HGF/SF-transgenic mice

Mouse type Increase in liver mass (fold) Elevation in hepatocyte proliferation (fold) Severity of:
Incidence of:
Renal disease
Olfactory mucosal degeneration Ectopic skeletal muscle Mammary hyperplasia Patterned hyperpigmentation Tumors
Met activation in liver
Glomerulosclerosis Tubular hyperplasia Mammary adenocarcinoma Melanoma Liver adenoma
NK1 1.4 3.7 Moderate Moderate Mild Moderate Moderate Moderate Present Present Present Present
HGF/SFa 2.0b 11c Severe Severe Moderate Moderate Severe Severe High High Present Present
a

Except as noted, data are from references 27 and 33 to 35

b

Datum is from reference 27 for MH-19 mice aged 5 weeks and older. 

c

Datum is from reference 27 for MH-19 mice aged 4.7 weeks.