Type | MGI:General | Description | aortic rings isolated from homozygous mutant mice show complete loss of endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation induced by acetylcholine and the calcium ionophore A23187 in contrast, vasorelaxations to the endothelium-independent vasodilator nitroglycerin are enhanced resulting in a shift of EC50 by ~7-fold relative to wild-type values |