Sentences with phrase «likely than normal mice»

When the researchers examined mice with disrupted IL - 27 function, they found that they were more likely than normal mice likely to die when infected with the virus, and that they died as a consequence of rampant lung inflammation.

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In experiments with mice, the researchers found that Paneth cells engineered to lack a functional ATG16L1 gene were five times more likely to die in the face of rising TNF - alpha signals than normal cells.

They were also more sensitive to alcohol's effects than the normal mice were; studies have shown that the more sensitive a person is to alcohol, the less likely he or she is to abuse it.

It should be noted, however, that while a study on senescent cell ablation in genetically normal mice would provide at least some evidence on the effect of senescent cells (and their ablation) on promoting cancer, even such a study would likely show less effect than could be anticipated in a large mammal model, since even normally - aging mice rarely suffer metastatic disease to the extent of aging humans, as sheer primary tumor volume is generally sufficient to be fatal to mice.