Why the study?
Does acute stress increase plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptides in rats?
Population
Inbred Maudsley Reactive male rats and genetically heterogeneous Wistar male rats
Comparison
Acute stress via intermittent foot-shock vs Control group (no stress)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Acute stress elevates ANP in rats; hypothesis-generating for its stress-hormone role, translation to humans untested.
Does acute stress increase plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptides in rats?
Acute stress significantly increases plasma ANP levels in rats, suggesting ANP may play a biological role as a stress hormone.
Blizard et al. (1987) studied this question.
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