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Environmental-genetic interactions in experimental hypertension: the Dahl rat model
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, School of Medicine Health Sciences Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794-8790.
Abstract:
Dahl selected lines of salt-sensitive rats respond to hypertensinogenic stimuli such as sodium or behavioral stressors with marked elevations in blood pressure. In contrast, Dahl salt-resistant rats do not. The two lines appear to differ in terms of heart-rate reactivity and central nervous system organization.