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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Vet Pathol. 2009 Mar;46(2):313–324. doi: 10.1354/vp.46-2-313

Table 1.

Distribution and severity of lesions in Gnptg−/− and Gnptab−/− mice.*

Gnptg−/−
Gnptab−/−
14 Weeks 24 Months 14 Weeks 10 Months WT
Pancreas ++ ++++ ++++ ++++
Parotid Salivary Glands ++ ++++ ++++ ++++
Steno Glands + +++ +++ ++++
Maxillary Glands ++ +++ +++ ++++
Submandibular Salivary Gland + ++ +++ +++
Lacrimal Gland ++ +++ +++
Gastric Glands ++++ ++++
Duodenal Glands + +
Bulbourethral Glands ++ ++ ++++ ++++
Chondrocytes ++ ++
Retina +++ +++
Fibroblasts/Fibrocytes
*

Gnptg−/− = γ-subunit deficient mice; Gnptab−/− = α/β-subunit deficient mice; WT = wild-type; + = minimal; ++ = mild; +++ = moderate; ++++ = marked.