cardiovascular system
• left ventricular fractional shortening and ejection fraction are reduced
• the reduced cardiac contractility is not exacerbated by pressure overload-induced by angiotensin II stimulation
• however, mice show no obvious changes in myofiber size or in the extent of cardiac fibrosis
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• echocardiography shows reduced left ventricular fractional shortening and left ventricular ejection fraction, and increased left ventricular end-systolic diameter, while left ventricular wall thickness and end-diastolic diameter are unchanged
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growth/size/body
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• mice show no difference in body weight at 10 weeks of age or in weight of the heart or skeletal muscle at 18-19 weeks of age
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muscle
• left ventricular fractional shortening and ejection fraction are reduced
• the reduced cardiac contractility is not exacerbated by pressure overload-induced by angiotensin II stimulation
• however, mice show no obvious changes in myofiber size or in the extent of cardiac fibrosis
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