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Dissecting the primary causes of genetic hypertension in rats.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 1991
Rapp J P
Abstract excerpt
Blood pressure has a genetic component influenced by several to many genetic loci in both humans and animals; that is, blood pressure is a polygenic trait. Ultimately, the primary causes of genetic hypertension can only be established with genetic techniques. The primary tools for this analysis in animals are inbred strains of rodents selectively bred for differences in blood pressure and the genetic analysis of...
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