Table 8.

Measurements of Heart Rate and Blood Pressures by Tail‐Cuff Plethysmography in 6‐Month‐Old WT and angptl2 KD Mice Fed a Regular Diet (RD) or a 3‐Month High‐Fat Diet (HFD)

	WT		KD
	RD	HFD	RD	HFD
Heart rate, bpm	719±16 (10)	760±11 (6)	624±29 (7)‡	713±18 (8)
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg	145±6 (10)	146±5 (6)	146±2 (7)	153±5 (8)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg	111±7 (10)	116±6 (6)	113±3 (7)	123±5 (8)

Data presented as mean±SEM of (n) mice. The Mann–Whitney U test was used. KD indicates knockdown; WT, wild‐type.

^‡P<0.05 vs WT.