Table 1.
Age* | 1 – 3 months | 12 – 25 months | ||||
Somatic Expansion | no | yes | ||||
Ploidy | 2n | 4n | 8n | 2n | 4n | 8n |
54 ± 9% | 45 ± 8% | 2 ± 2% | 45 ± 5% | 43 ± 3% | 13 ± 3% | |
Nuclearity | 100% mononuclear | 80% binuclear | n.d. | 100% mononuclear | 80% binuclear | 80% binuclear |
* n = 5 for 1–3 months-old mice and n = 8 for 12–25 months-old mice; n.d., not determined