cardiovascular system
• pulmonary venograms show vessel blunting and absence of peripheral blush
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• mice develop pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, with pulmonary venules in all lobes showing narrowing and occlusion
• more than 60% of pulmonary venules are occluded
• however, pulmonary hemorrhage is not seen
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• at 8-10 months of age, mice show evidence of right ventricular hypertrophy
• however, 8-10 month old mice show normal left ventricular dimensions, wall thickness, and fractional shortening, and normal coronary artery and vein anatomy
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• by 8 months of age, mice develop elevated pulmonary pressures under ambient oxygen conditions
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homeostasis/metabolism
• mice challenged with the pulmonary vasodilator epoprostenol develop severe pulmonary edema
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respiratory system
• mice challenged with the pulmonary vasodilator epoprostenol develop severe pulmonary edema
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muscle
• at 8-10 months of age, mice show evidence of right ventricular hypertrophy
• however, 8-10 month old mice show normal left ventricular dimensions, wall thickness, and fractional shortening, and normal coronary artery and vein anatomy
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growth/size/body
• at 8-10 months of age, mice show evidence of right ventricular hypertrophy
• however, 8-10 month old mice show normal left ventricular dimensions, wall thickness, and fractional shortening, and normal coronary artery and vein anatomy
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