Table 1.

Morphometric characteristics and baseline haemodynamics

	WKY	SHR
n	24	27
Body weight (g)	351 ± 7	337 ± 6
HR (beats min−1)	393 ± 11	372 ± 16
MAP (mmHg)	89 ± 8	149 ± 5*
Heart weight/body weight (mg g−1)	3.2 ± 0.1	3.7 ± 0.1*
Heart weight/tibial length (mg mm−1)	29.1 ± 1.0	34.3 ± 1.5*
Lung weight/body weight (mg g−1)	6.7 ± 0.5	7.3 ± 0.4

Values are means ±s.e.m.

^*P < 0.05 compared to WKY rats.