Why the study?
Does a high (8%) NaCl diet alter the lumbar sympathetic nerve activity response to acute volume expansion in NaCl-sensitive spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Population
Male NaCl-sensitive spontaneously hypertensive rats, NaCl-resistant spontaneously hypertensive rats…
Comparison
High NaCl diet for 3 weeks followed by acute… vs Basal NaCl diet for 3 weeks followed by acute…
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
3 weeks
Authors
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Supports vagal mediation of sympathetic hyperactivity in experimental salt-sensitive hypertension; leaves open human relevance.
Does a high (8%) NaCl diet alter the lumbar sympathetic nerve activity response to acute volume expansion in NaCl-sensitive spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Nakamura et al. (1993) studied this question.
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