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. 2009 Oct 28;67(3):405–417. doi: 10.1007/s00018-009-0174-4

Table 2.

Blood pressure responses in WT and α1-adrenoceptor subtype KO mice

Parameter WT α1A-KO α1B-KO α1D-KO Notes Ref.
Conscious tail cuff SBP (mmHg) 114 104* / / [128]
99 / 99 93* 1B/1D double KO: 92* [89]
108.7 / / 99.1* 1A/1B double KO: 112 [97]
111 / / / [129]
Conscious invasive MAP (mmHg) 138 121* / / 24 h post surgery [128]
119.3 / 118.5 / 3 h post surgery [88]
118 / 111 109* 1B/1D double KO: 103*; 24 h post surgery [89]
116.5 / / 106.9* 24 h post surgery [97]
Phe pressor No change [128] Decrease [88] Small decrease [97]
No change [89] No change [89] 1B/1D double KO: decrease [89]
NA pressor Small decrease [88] Small decrease [97]
Small decrease [89] Decrease [89] 1B/1D double KO: decrease [89]

Results taken from [88, 89, 97, 128, 129]

SBP systolic blood pressure (recorded by tail cuff), HR heart rate, MAP mean arterial pressure (recorded by invasive cannula), phe pressor pressor response to phenylephrine relative to WT, NA pressor pressor response to noradrenaline relative to WT

*Significant difference from respective WT