cardiovascular system
• in response to thoracic aortic banding (TAB), mutant animals show almost no cardiomyocyte hypertrophy or fibrosis
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• left ventricular diameter increases during systole
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• in mice >6 months of age, cardiac function declines
• in response to TAB, null animals display a blunted hypertrophic response
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• slight reduction in contractility compared to wild-type at 2 months of age
• in response to thoracic aortic banding (TAB), contractility is reduced
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muscle
• in response to thoracic aortic banding (TAB), mutant animals show almost no cardiomyocyte hypertrophy or fibrosis
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• slight reduction in contractility compared to wild-type at 2 months of age
• in response to thoracic aortic banding (TAB), contractility is reduced
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• in mice >6 months of age, abnormalities in sarcomere structure are observed
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