mortality/aging
• 30% die between day 7 and 28
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growth/size/body
• adult weight is 75% of wild-type
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homeostasis/metabolism
• plasma concentration of Ang II is increased ~4-fold
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• plasma concentration of corticosterone 79.0 +/- 11.0 versus 51.2 +/- 11.1 ng/ml in wild-type
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• aldosterone was undetectable in plasma
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• plasma K+ concentration 6.1 +/- 0.1 versus 5.2+/- 0.1 mM in wild-type
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• plasma renin is 45x higher than in wild-type
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• plasma Cl- concentration 128.8 +/- 0.6 versus 133.1 +/- 0.6 mM in wild-type
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cardiovascular system
hypotension
(
J:99269
)
• mild hypotension 111.7 versus 97.3 mM Hg in wild-type
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endocrine/exocrine glands
• adrenal cortex is disorganized and glomerulosa is thickened
• Oil-Red-O staining shows lipid levels are 3x wild-type
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• zona glomerulosa is widened and includes easily detectable renin-containing cells
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• adrenal cortex cells appear foamy, and have a vacuolated cytoplasm and abnormal shapes
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