Key result
Fighting in male mice increased plasma concentration of active renin several hundred-fold without affecting blood pressure.
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Suggests stress-induced renin surge need not raise blood pressure in mice; leaves open relevance to human hypertension or cardiovascular stress responses.
Poulsen et al. (1983) studied Aggression-provoked renin. Fighting was evaluated on Plasma concentration of active renin and blood pressure. Fighting in male mice increased plasma concentration of active renin several hundred-fold without affecting blood pressure.