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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
Abstract excerpt
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 days) of systolic hypertension, defined as greater than or equal to 140 mm Hg, the parental salt-sensitive phenotype; late...
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