respiratory system
• whole-body plethysmography revealed respiratory defects similar to those observed in Cpeb2tm1.2Yshu homozygotes but with wide individual variation in severity
• however, tidal volume is normal at P1
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• aberrant respiration patterns at P1
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• reduced respiratory frequency at P1
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• increased apneic episodes at P1
• inhalation of nebulized tiotropium, an anticholinergic bronchodilator, reduces apnea frequency to wild-type levels
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• significantly increased methacholine-induced airway reactivity in adult mice
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homeostasis/metabolism
• increased pulmonary acetylcholine level at P1
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• increased choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) expression in the dorsal motor nucleus of vagus (DMNV)
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