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. 1973 Feb;47(2):422–424. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1973.tb08340.x

The ionic composition of aortic smooth muscle from A.S. hypertensive rats

R Massingham, S Shevde
PMCID: PMC1776554  PMID: 4722051

Abstract

The Na+, K+ and Ca2+ content of plasma and aortic vascular smooth muscle from normotensive and A.S.-hypertensive rats have been compared. There was no significant difference in the plasma concentrations of Na+, K+ and Ca2+, or the Na+, K+ and water content or 3H-inulin space of aortic tissue in the two groups.

There was a marked increase in the amount of Ca2+ in the aortae taken from the hypertensive animals as compared with the normotensive animals (P<0·01).

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