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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
Homozygous mice
Fertile females
Reduced fertility in males
Heterozygous mice
Subnormal blood pressure (15-20 mm Hg) in males
Reduction in serum ACE activity
- Krege, 1995
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Male-female differences in fertility and blood pressure in ACE-deficient mice.
Nature 375, 146-148 (1995)
[95272677]
Kidney obstruction, dilatatin and atrophy
Hydronephrosis
Distortion of arterial vascular tree
Widening and thickening of infrarenal arterial vessels
Accumulation of small renin mRNA
Increased renin mRNA in kidney (32 fold)
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METHODOLOGY
( FROM T-BASE)((ace))
| Line Name | DNA Construct |
| 1. |
ACE (+/-) |
A detailed description of the targeting vector is not available. |
| 2. |
ACE (-/-) |
A detailed description of the targeting vector is not available. |
| 3. |
ACE (+/-) |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (Ace) DNA was cloned from strain-129 genomic DNA using a probe made by PCR with primers designed from the mouse genomic sequence. Gene tar.... |
| 4. |
ACE (-/-) |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (Ace) DNA was cloned from strain-129 genomic DNA using a probe made by PCR with primers designed from the mouse genomic sequence. Gene tar.... |
| 5. |
RAS (-/-) |
The genomic DNAs containing the angiotensinogen locus were isolated from a phage library of C57BL/6 DNA. 418 bp of the 2nd exon and a portion of the preceding intron of.... |
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