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Does beta 1-AR gene knockout alter resting heart rate, baroreflex responsiveness, and maximal exercise capacity in mice?
Does beta 1-AR gene knockout alter resting heart rate, baroreflex responsiveness, and maximal exercise capacity in mice?
In mice, the beta 1-adrenergic receptor is not essential for maintaining resting heart rate or maximal exercise capacity, despite a markedly limited chronotropic reserve.
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Animal data show beta1-AR dispensability for resting hemodynamics and exercise capacity in mice; leaves open human translational relevance and compensatory mechanisms.
Rohrer et al. (1998) studied this question.
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