Treatment
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Strain
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CONT
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CAST
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CAST + T
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Wall stress (dyn/cm2 × 103)
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SHR
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*3.6 ± 0.3 (n = 9)
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*4.3 ± 0.4 (n = 12)
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*3.9 ± 0.5 (n = 10)
|
|
WKY
|
6.9 ± 1.0 (n = 8)
|
6.2 ± 0.8 (n = 8)
|
5.9 ± 0.7 (n = 12)
|
- CAST, castrate; CAST + T, castrate plus testosterone; CONT, control; NE, norepinephrine; SHR: spontaneously hypertensive rat; T: testosterone; WKY: Wistar Kyoto. Data are means ± SEM. All data were collected at 60 mmHg.*= P < 0.05 SHR CONT vs WKY CONT; * = P < 0.05 SHR CAST vs WKY CAST;*= P < 0.05 SHR CAST + T vs WKY CAST + T.