cardiovascular system
• larger heart-to-body weight ratios
• heart enlargement caused by uncomplicated essential hypertension
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• an increase in mean blood pressure over the pure 129svj mice
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• cerebral arteries are significantly constricted at a given pressure, indicating an elevation in arterial tone
• the BK channels from mutant arterial smooth muscle are unable to contribute to the regulation of arterial tone
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renal/urinary system
• glomerular filtration rate and fractional K+ excretion were significantly impaired in mutant mice in response to acute volume expansion
• no differences in renal function were found under euvolemic conditions
• mutant mice exhibited enhanced Na+ excretion and fractional Na+ excretion in response to acute volume expansion
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hearing/vestibular/ear
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• mutant mice shows normal hearing function and cochlear structure
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muscle
• urinary bladder smooth muscle strips from mutant mice had elevated phasic contraction amplitude and decreased frequency when compared to control
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• cerebral arteries are significantly constricted at a given pressure, indicating an elevation in arterial tone
• the BK channels from mutant arterial smooth muscle are unable to contribute to the regulation of arterial tone
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growth/size/body
• larger heart-to-body weight ratios
• heart enlargement caused by uncomplicated essential hypertension
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