cardiovascular system
• develops by 10 - 12 weeks of age
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• serum-stimulated freshly dispersed vascular smooth muscle cells show increased stress fiber formation and adopt a broader, spread morphology compared to wild-type cells
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• impaired nitric oxide-mediated relaxation and 8Br-cGMP-mediated endothelium independent relaxation in aortic rings
• impaired nitric oxide-mediated relaxation in resistance size arteries
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renal/urinary system
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• despite hypertension, no abnormalities are detected in renal glomerular filtration rate, renal plasma flow, or blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, or serum electrolyte levels
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muscle
• impaired nitric oxide-mediated relaxation and 8Br-cGMP-mediated endothelium independent relaxation in aortic rings
• impaired nitric oxide-mediated relaxation in resistance size arteries
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