| Literature DB >> 8488089 |
O A Sofola1, P C Obiefuna, B J Adegunloye.
Abstract
Sprague-Dawley rats were made hypertensive by 6-week dietary salt loading with 8% NaCl in the diet and compared with control rats which had normal feed and water. At the end of this period, the salt-loaded group developed hypertension but the heart rate did not differ significantly from control. Serum taken from salt-loaded rats showed enhanced vasoconstrictor effect on normal rat's aorta when compared with controls. This enhanced vasoconstrictor effect was attenuated by adrenergic receptor blockers but not by serotoninergic blockers. Thus salt loading may induce accumulation of vasoactive agents in the blood of rats.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8488089 DOI: 10.1007/bf00374976
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pflugers Arch ISSN: 0031-6768 Impact factor: 3.657