Table 1.

The congenic strains and their blood pressure comparison in both males and females

Location of the Congenic Segment on the Rat Chromosomein Megabases	Congenic Strain	BP Effect in Females (Congenic minus S, mmHg)	BP Effect in Males (Congenic minus S, mmHg)
165,129,767-165,129,939	RNO1	−10*	−31*a
116,151,550-120,258,073 & 122,679,504-133,413,079	RNO5	−7ns	−39*b
25,819,185-99,041,068	RNO9	−21*	−27*c
66,219,766-64,767,118	RNO10	−37*	−43*d

*P < 0.05 as determined by unpaired t test; ns, not significant. ^aSaad et al. Physiological Genomics 2001 (16). ^bPillai et al. Physiological Genomics 2013 (17). ^cToland et al. Journal of Hypertension 2008 (18). ^dGarrett et al. Hypertension 2001 (19). BP, blood pressure; RNO, rat chromosomes; S, Dahl salt-sensitive.