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Central and baroreflex control of heart period during the wake-sleep cycle in consomic rats with different genetic susceptibility to hypertension.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Mar 2010
Silvani Alessandro, Bastianini Stefano, Berteotti Chiara, Franzini Carlo, Lenzi Pierluigi, Lo Martire Viviana, Zoccoli Giovanna
Abstract excerpt
1. In spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), the contributions of the baroreflex and central autonomic commands to the control of heart period (HP) vary among wake-sleep states and are impaired during quiet wakefulness and rapid eye movement sleep (REMS), respectively. 2. Dahl salt-sensitive (SS) rats are genetically susceptible to salt-sensitive hypertension, the development of which depends on diet....
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