Table 1.

Morphometric characteristics and baseline hemodynamics

	WKY	SHR
n	26	24
Body weight, g	338±6	370±6*
Heart weight/body weight, mg/g	2.9±0.1	3.3±0.1*
Lung weight/body weight, mg/g	6.8±0.3	7.3±0.3
Heart weight/tibial length, mg/mm	25.6±0.7	31.4±0.6*
MAP, mmHg	95±5	134±6*
HR, beats/min	432±9	424±11

Data are means ± S.E.M. MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate.

^*Significantly different from WKY. P<0.05.