Receptor autoradiography showed no significant effect of either genotype or hypertension regarding AM binding (mean of all investigated brain structures: wtnormorensive: 160.2 ±48.3 nCi/g, CLR-tgnormotensive: 178.1 ±27.5 nCi/g, wthypertensive: 148.4 ±27.3 nCi/g, CLR-tghypertensive: 161.6 ±33.3 nCi/g). Here, DCLK3 is linked to hypertensive disorder.