| α1-AR | α1-adrenergic receptor (at the protein level) |
| CBF | cerebral blood flow |
| ECG | electrocardiogram |
| HR | heart rate |
| MABP | mean arterial blood pressure |
| qRT-PCR | quantitative real-time polymerase chain-reaction |
| RBF | renal blood flow |
| ADRA1A (NC_019459.2) | sheep gene for adrenoceptor alpha 1A (GenBank accession number) |
| ADRA1B (NC_019462.2) | sheep gene for adrenoceptor alpha 1B (GenBank accession number) |
| ADRA1D (NC_019470.2) | sheep gene for adrenoceptor alpha 1D (GenBank accession number) |
| GAPDH (NC_019460.2) | sheep gene for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GenBank accession number) |
| ZO1 (NC_019475.2) | sheep gene for tight junction protein 1 (GenBank accession number) |