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Comparison of blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) vs. Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) over the time course of hypertension development. Prehypertension stage corresponds to 6–7 wk of age, hypertension onset stage corresponds to 10–12 wk of age, and chronic hypertension corresponds to 16 wk of age.
