cardiovascular system
• cardiomyocytes of older mutants (9 months of age) exhibit increased length but not width
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• myocardium of older mutants (9 months of age) shows disorganized myofibrils with increased nonmyofibrillar space filled with swelled mitochondria
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• develop eccentric cardiac hypertrophy (normal left ventricle wall thickness and increased left chamber dimension) upon stimulation with angiotensin II or pressure overload by transverse aortic constriction, exhibiting an increase in heart/body weight ratios and elevated markers of cardiac hypertrophy
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• older mutants develop spontaneous cardiac chamber dilation
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• develop multifocal interstitial fibrosis upon stimulation with angiotensin II
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muscle
• cardiomyocytes of older mutants (9 months of age) exhibit increased length but not width
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• myocardium of older mutants (9 months of age) shows disorganized myofibrils with increased nonmyofibrillar space filled with swelled mitochondria
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growth/size/body
• develop eccentric cardiac hypertrophy (normal left ventricle wall thickness and increased left chamber dimension) upon stimulation with angiotensin II or pressure overload by transverse aortic constriction, exhibiting an increase in heart/body weight ratios and elevated markers of cardiac hypertrophy
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cellular
• develop multifocal interstitial fibrosis upon stimulation with angiotensin II
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