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Illustration of mice hearts that lack stress hormone receptors

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2019

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Illustration of mice hearts that lack stress hormone receptors

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Without the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), the mouse heart is enlarged, and the animal eventually has heart failure (top). However, a heart that lacks the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR)(middle) or both receptors (bottom) functions normally.

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Illustration of mice hearts that lack stress hormone receptors
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Illustration of mice hearts that lack stress hormone receptors