Population
11 normotensive (NCR) and 17 one-kidney, one clip chronic renal hypertensive conscious Wistar rats (RHR)
Comparison
One-kidney, one clip chronic renal hypertension… vs Normotensive Wistar rats
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Aortic adaptations in hypertensive rats warrant no clinical action; leaves open mechanistic links to baroreceptor resetting in humans.
Chronic renal hypertensive rats exhibit increased aortic caliber, pressure, and thickness, but maintain similar dynamic distensibility and mean strain compared to normotensive rats, which may be important for baroreceptor resetting.
Michelini et al. (1981) studied this question.
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