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A missense mutation in kynurenine aminotransferase-1 in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 27 Sept 2002
Kwok John B J, Kapoor Ranjna, Gotoda Takanari, Iwamoto Yasuhiko, Iizuka Yoko, Yamada Nobuhiro, Isaacs Kim E, Kushwaha Virag V, Church W Bret, Schofield Peter R, Kapoor Vimal
Abstract excerpt
Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) are the most extensively used animal model for genetic hypertension, increased stroke damage, and insulin resistance syndromes; however, the identification of target genes has proved difficult. SHR show elevated sympathetic nerve activity, and stimulation of the central blood pressure control centers with glutamate or nicotine results in exaggerated blood pressure responses,...
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