Key result
Sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure profoundly altered the neural circuits responsible for the frequency components of basal sympathetic nerve discharge in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Why the study?
Does a sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure alter the frequency-domain characteristics of efferent sympathetic nerve discharge in spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Does a sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure alter the frequency-domain characteristics of efferent sympathetic nerve discharge in spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure profoundly affects the neural circuits responsible for the frequency components of basal sympathetic nerve discharge in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
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Does not support changes in hypertension management; hypothesis-generating for sympathetic remodeling and requires human translation studies.
Claassen et al. (1998) studied Spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rats. Sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure (MAP) produced by phenylephrine (PE) infusion vs. Control levels (before/after) was evaluated on Frequency-domain characteristics of efferent sympathetic nerve discharge (SND). Sustained elevation in mean arterial pressure profoundly altered the neural circuits responsible for the frequency components of basal sympathetic nerve discharge in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
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