Why the study?
Does lifetime oral captopril treatment improve baroreflex function in spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Does lifetime oral captopril treatment improve baroreflex function in spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Lifetime captopril treatment prevents the development of hypertension and improves baroreflex sensitivity in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
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Hypothesis-generating in SHR models; leaves open whether early ACE inhibition alters human baroreflex function.
Cheng et al. (1989) studied this question.