Age-related changes of the mechanical properties of the carotid artery in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

doi:10.1097/00004872-199715120-00008

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Age-related changes of the mechanical properties of the carotid artery in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Journal of hypertension - 1 Dec 1997

Zanchi A, Brunner H R, Hayoz D

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BACKGROUND: We had previously demonstrated that the distensibility of the carotid artery in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) aged 18 weeks does not differ from that of the carotid artery in normotensive animals for common pressure levels, despite vascular hypertrophy in SHR. OBJECTIVE: To ex...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Blood Pressure
Carotid Arteries
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Compliance
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hypertension
Rats
Rats, Inbred SHR
Rats, Inbred WKY
Reference Values

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