Aspects of the interrelation between hypertension and insulin resistance
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Date
2009
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Conclusion of this study: These data suggest that 6 weeks of high-fat feeding induces hypertension but does not produce obesity, dyslipidemia and insulin resistance. However, this model may be useful in studying vascular reactivity in hypertension in the absence of insulin resistance.
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Magister Scientiae (Medical Bioscience) - MSc(MBS)
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Glucose tolerance test, High-fat diet, Hypertension, Insulin resistance, Lipid profile, QUICKI, Sprague Dawley rat, Vascular reactivity, Visceral fat, Î- adrenergic response