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Arterial compliance and distensibility in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1432334     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: These studies were undertaken in intact spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) to assess whether the elastic behavior of conduit arteries changes as a function of age. METHODS: We studied 16-week-old (n = 10) and 36-week-old (n = 10) SHR under fluothane anesthesia. Diameter-, compliance-, and distensibility-pressure curves were established non-invasively for the carotid artery by means of a high-precision ultrasonic echo-tracking device. Intra-arterial pressure was monitored simultaneously in the contralateral carotid artery. RESULTS: Mean blood pressure was 197 +/- 6 and 185 +/- 3 mmHg (mean +/- SEM) in the younger and older SHR, respectively. No significant difference was observed between the two groups of rats in the diameter-, compliance- and distensibility-pressure curves. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the elastic behavior of elastic arteries is not necessarily altered with aging in rats with genetic hypertension.
Authors:
B Waeber; D Hayoz; D Evéquoz; H R Brunner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of hypertension. Supplement : official journal of the International Society of Hypertension     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0952-1178     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hypertens Suppl     Publication Date:  1992 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-12-01     Completed Date:  1992-12-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8501422     Medline TA:  J Hypertens Suppl     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S79-81     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hypertension Division, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Animals
Blood Pressure
Carotid Artery, External / anatomy & histology,  physiology*,  ultrasonography
Compliance*
Rats
Rats, Inbred SHR / physiology*

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