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Rats selectively bred for differences in aerobic capacity have similar hypertensive responses to chronic intermittent hypoxia.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Aug 2013
Sharpe Amanda L, Andrade Mary Ann, Herrera-Rosales Myrna, Britton Steven L, Koch Lauren G, Toney Glenn M
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is an animal model that mimics the repetitive bouts of hypoxemia experienced by humans with sleep apnea. Rats exposed to CIH develop hypertension that depends on the activation of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA). Since obesity and metabolic syndrome have been linked to neurogenic hypertension and sleep apnea, and because sleep apnea can adversely affect aerobic...
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