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Comment
. 2007 Jul 9;204(7):1507.
doi: 10.1084/jem.2047fta.

Lewis Dahl and the genetics of salt-induced hypertension

Hema Bashyam  1
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Lewis Dahl and the genetics of salt-induced hypertension

Hema Bashyam. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

In the 1960s, Lewis Dahl bred two strains of rats that differed in their susceptibility to developing salt-induced hypertension. These animal models proved that hypertension induced by a high-salt diet is influenced by genetic background.

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