Analysis of quantitative trait loci for blood pressure on rat chromosomes 2 and 13. Age-related differences in effect.

doi:10.1161/01.hyp.28.6.1118

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Analysis of quantitative trait loci for blood pressure on rat chromosomes 2 and 13. Age-related differences in effect.

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Dec 1996

Samani N J, Gauguier D, Vincent M, Kaiser M A, Bihoreau M T, Lodwick D, Wallis R, Parent V, Kimber P, Rattray F, Thompson J R, Sassard J, Lathrop M

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Previous studies have suggested the presence of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) influencing blood pressure on rat chromosomes 2 and 13. In this study, we mapped the QTLs in F2 rats derived from a cross of the spontaneously hypertensive rat and the Wistar-Kyoto rat and analyzed the effect of the QT...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Blood Pressure
Genotype
Rats
Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase

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