Elevational variation in heart mass and suppression of hypoxia-induced right ventricle hypertrophy in Andean leaf-eared mice (Phyllotis)
Naim M. Bautista, Nathanael D. Herrera, Marcial Quiroga‐Carmona, Chandrasekhar Natarajan, Adriana Rico‐Cernohorska, Jorge A. Salazar-Bravo, Graham R. Scott, Guillermo D’Elía, Zachary A. Cheviron, Jay F. Storz
The paper examines elevational variation in heart mass and RV hypertrophy in Andean leaf-eared mice, finding that suppression of RV hypertrophy is linked to differential gene expression in high-altitude populations.
The Journal of Physiology · Jan 29, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology