Organisms

Inbred Dahl Rats

Inbred rats derived from Sprague-Dawley rats and used for the study of salt-dependent hypertension. Salt-sensitive and salt-resistant strains have been selectively bred to show the opposite genetically determined blood pressure responses to excess sodium chloride ingestion.

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Inbred rats derived from Sprague-Dawley rats and used for the study of salt-dependent hypertension. Salt-sensitive and salt-resistant strains have been selectively bred to show the opposite genetically determined blood pressure responses to excess sodium chloride ingestion.

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  • Dahl Rat
  • Dahl Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Dahl
  • Dahl Rats, Inbred
  • Rat, Dahl
  • Rats, Dahl
  • Dahl Hypertensive Rats
  • Dahl Salt-Resistant Rats
  • Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat
  • Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats
  • Dahl Salt Resistant Rats
  • Dahl Salt Sensitive Rat
  • Dahl Salt Sensitive Rats
  • Hypertensive Rats, Dahl
  • Rat, Dahl Salt-Sensitive
  • Rats, Dahl Hypertensive
  • Rats, Dahl Salt-Resistant
  • Rats, Dahl Salt-Sensitive
  • Salt-Resistant Rats, Dahl
  • Salt-Sensitive Rat, Dahl
  • Salt-Sensitive Rats, Dahl

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Rats (1980-1981)
  • Rats, Inbred Strains (1982-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inbred Dahl Rats. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020303. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020303
  2. Inbred Dahl Rats. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68783215