Inheritance of salt-dependent hypertension in the inbred Dahl rat.

doi:10.1161/01.hyp.24.4.506

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Inheritance of salt-dependent hypertension in the inbred Dahl rat.

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Oct 1994

Abbott R E, Schachter D

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The mode of inheritance of salt-dependent hypertension in the inbred Dahl salt-sensitive rat strain was examined by genetic crosses with the corresponding salt-resistant strain. The blood pressure responses to ingestion of a high NaCl (8%) diet defined three phenotypes: early onset (within 17 day...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Blood Pressure
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Genotype
Hypertension
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Sex Factors
Sodium Chloride, Dietary

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