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Hypertension Associated with Decreased Testosterone Levels in Natriuretic Peptide Receptor-A Gene-Knockout and Gene-Duplicated Mutant Mouse Models1
1 Nov 1999
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Mice lacking the gene (Npr1) encoding the natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA) have hypertension with elevated blood pressure and cardiac hypertrophy. In particular, Npr1 gene-deficient male mice exhibit lethal vascular events similar to those seen in untreated human hypertensive patients. Serum testosterone levels tend to be lower in hypertensive male humans than in normal males without hypertension, but the...
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