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:
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Incidence of:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renal disease
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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 |