Cosegregation of spontaneously hypertensive rat renin gene with elevated blood pressure in an F2 generation

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1141-1147

  Yu, Hong ^a   Harrap, Stephen B ^a   Di Nicolantonio, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cosegregation; F2; Hypertension; Renin gene; Spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

RENIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE SEGREGATION; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HYPERTENSION; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031874835     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199816080-00010     Document Type: Article

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