...Melvin J. Fregly; Margarethe Brummermann Chronic exposure of rats to cold (5°C, 3-4 weeks) results in the development of hypertension. To assess potential mechanisms by which this may occur, the vascular responsiveness to administration of phenylephrine (an α-adrenergic agonist) and angiotensin II...

... rings. Serum cholesterol levels in female HC animals increased approximately 19, 20 and 25 times control values, and male HC animals increased approximately 17, 20 and 18 times control values after 4, 6 and 8 weeks, respectively. In the present study, altered vascular responsiveness during...

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