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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Soc Hypertens. 2008;2(4):275–285. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.03.001

Figure 1. A long-term HS diet significantly increases systolic blood pressure (A) and MAP (B) in SD rats.

Figure 1

Using a tail cuff, weekly monitoring blood pressure showed that systolic blood pressure increased significantly after 6, 7, and 8 weeks in HS group, compared to NS group of SD rats, respectively (n = 6; P < 0.01). PowerLab measurement indicated that 4 weeks of a high salt diet (8%) did not significantly change MAP in SD rats in comparison with SD rats having a normal salt diet (n = 6; P >0.05); however, after 8 weeks of the dietary program, MAP was significantly higher in HS than NS group of SD rats (n = 6; P < 0.01).