cardiovascular system
• Cx43 signal is reduced significantly in sections of ventricular myocardium; the number and size of Cx43 gap junction plaques in ventricular myocardium are significantly reduced
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• homozygous mice have larger hearts than wild-type littermates
• the ratio of heart weight to body weight (HW/BW) and heart weight to tibia length (HW/TL) is increased in 3 month old homozygous mice
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• observed in homozygous mice at 3 months of age
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• both left ventricular internal dimension (LVID;s) and left ventricular volume (LV Vol;s) in systole were significantly increased in homozygous mice
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• fractional shortening (FS) is decreased in homozygous mice
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• ejection fraction (EF) is decreased in homozygous mice
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muscle
• Cx43 signal is reduced significantly in sections of ventricular myocardium; the number and size of Cx43 gap junction plaques in ventricular myocardium are significantly reduced
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• fractional shortening (FS) is decreased in homozygous mice
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• ejection fraction (EF) is decreased in homozygous mice
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growth/size/body
• homozygous mice do not display any obvious alteration in growth or appearance
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• homozygous mice have larger hearts than wild-type littermates
• the ratio of heart weight to body weight (HW/BW) and heart weight to tibia length (HW/TL) is increased in 3 month old homozygous mice
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