Table 2.

Animal characteristics at 3 days postdenervation.

	AT1a+/+-Cont (n = 9)	AT1a+/+-Den, 3 days (n = 9)	AT1a−/−-Cont (n = 9)	AT1a−/−-Den, 3 days (n = 10)
Body weight (g) pre-operation	26.8 ± 0.63	26.4 ± 0.52	29.6 ± 1.06**	30.3 ± 0.58##
Body weight (g) pre-tissue harvest	24.7 ± 0.55	24.9 ± 0.58	26.5 ± 0.92	27.3 ± 0.52#
Grip strength (N)	2.97 ± 0.1	2.87 ± 0.1	2.83 ± 0.11	2.89 ± 0.09
Grip strength (N)/body weight (kg)	111.31 ± 3.96	108.6 ± 3.07	95.97 ± 3.35*	95.44 ± 2.83#
Skeletal muscles (mg)
Gastrocnemius	136.26 ± 3.00	133.38 ± 2.49	128.51 ± 6.19	133.80 ± 1.92
Tibialis anterior	49.58 ± 1.14	50.98 ± 1.00	49.97 ± 1.97	52.18 ± 0.57
Soleus	7.96 ± 0.19	8.11 ± 0.22	7.68 ± 0.54	7.98 ± 0.16
Skeletal muscles (mg)/body weight (g)
Gastrocnemius	5.52 ± 0.074	5.36 ± 0.068	4.83 ± 0.086**	4.91 ± 0.093##
Tibialis anterior	2.01 ± 0.022	2.05 ± 0.029	1.88 ± 0.022**	1.92 ± 0.034##
Soleus	0.32 ± 0.0069	0.33 ± 0.0067	0.29 ± 0.012**	0.29 ± 0.0046##

Values are means ± SE. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 vs AT1a^+/+-Cont; ^#P < 0.05 and ^##P < 0.01 vs AT1a^+/+-Den (3 days).