endocrine/exocrine glands
• mutant male mice had lower levels of free T4 than control animals
• no significant differences were found between the female mutant homozygous mice and control
• the T3 level were normal in all mice
• the thyroid glands of mutant mice are normal histologically and no goitre has been detected during 18 month observation
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cardiovascular system
• mutant mice have a lower mean heart rate
• daily injection of T3 resulted in an increase in heart rate but failed to reach the same heart rate as the control group
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• mutant mice have prolonged QRS- and QTend-interval
• the QTend duration is markedly prolonged in mutant mice suggesting slow ventricular repolarization
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homeostasis/metabolism
• 24 h mean body temperature, recorded by the telemetry system, is 0.5 degree C lower in the mutant than the controls
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behavior/neurological
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• homozygotes show no significant incidence of audiogenic seizure susceptibility above the 27% incidence noted in background-matched wild-type mice
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hearing/vestibular/ear
N |
(J:48666)
• at 2-3 months of age, homozygotes exhibit normal auditory-evoked brainstem response (ABR) thresholds for click, 8-, 16-, and 32-kHz frequency stimuli
(J:118178)
• in accord with normal ABRs, mutant IHCs show normal developmental expression of the fast-activating potassium current IK,f at the onset of hearing, indicating normal IHC physiology
(J:118178)
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• despite lack of evidence for a role in hearing, Thra appears to be involved in the final differentiation of cochlear OHCs, as shown by studies of KCNQ4 and prestin protein expression under conditions of goitrogen-induced hypothyroidism
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nervous system
• despite lack of evidence for a role in hearing, Thra appears to be involved in the final differentiation of cochlear OHCs, as shown by studies of KCNQ4 and prestin protein expression under conditions of goitrogen-induced hypothyroidism
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