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Genetic influence on brain catecholamines: high brain norepinephrine in salt-sensitive rats

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OSTI ID:5370176
Rats genetically sensitive to salt-induced hypertension evinced higher levels of plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine than rats genetically resistant to hypertension. The hypertension-sensitive rats showed higher hypothalamic norepinephrine and lower epinephrine than resistant rats. In response to a high salt diet, brain stem norepinephrine increased in sensitive rats while resistant rats exhibited a decrease on the same diet.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5370176
Report Number(s):
BNL-27870; CONF-800585-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English