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A pharmacogenetic approach to blood pressure in Lyon hypertensive rats. A chromosome 2 locus influences the response to a calcium antagonist.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 15 Oct 1997
Vincent M, Samani N J, Gauguier D, Thompson J R, Lathrop G M, Sassard J
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In a backcross population (n = 281) derived from a cross of the Lyon hypertensive rat with Lyon normotensive rat, we investigated whether genetic factors influence the acute cardiovascular responses to pharmacological modulation of the renin-angiotensin system, the sympathetic nervous system, and the voltage-sensitive L-type calcium channels. Using microsatellite markers, a quantitative trait locus was identified...
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