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Dietary calcium and iron: effects on blood pressure and hematocrit in young spontaneously hypertensive rats. 1991

D Hatton, and M Muntzel, and J Absalon, and D Lashley, and D A McCarron

Department of Medical Psychology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201.

Supplemental dietary calcium in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) aged 21-28 d produces a decrease in blood pressure and hematocrit. The simultaneous fall in hematocrit and blood pressure suggests that the changes in blood pressure may be, in part, a consequence of the decrease in hematocrit and reduction in viscosity. To examine this possibility, SHRs aged 21 d were placed on one of four diets varying in iron content. At age 28, the animals showed iron-induced variations in hematocrit (P less than 0.001) but no difference in blood pressure. Subsequent manipulation of the ratio of calcium and iron in the diets of additional groups of animals resulted in variations in hematocrit that were independent of the calcium-induced alterations in blood pressure. We conclude that the effects of calcium on blood pressure are relatively independent of its effects on hematocrit.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007501	Iron	A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.	Iron-56,Iron 56
D008297	Male		Males
D011918	Rats, Inbred SHR	A strain of Rattus norvegicus with elevated blood pressure used as a model for studying hypertension and stroke.	Rats, Spontaneously Hypertensive,Rats, SHR,Inbred SHR Rat,Inbred SHR Rats,Rat, Inbred SHR,Rat, SHR,Rat, Spontaneously Hypertensive,SHR Rat,SHR Rat, Inbred,SHR Rats,SHR Rats, Inbred,Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat,Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
D001794	Blood Pressure	PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.	Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D002136	Calcium, Dietary	Calcium compounds in DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS or in food that supply the body with calcium.	Dietary Calcium
D004032	Diet	Regular course of eating and drinking adopted by a person or animal.	Diets
D004573	Electrolytes	Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Electrolyte
D006400	Hematocrit	The volume of packed RED BLOOD CELLS in a blood specimen. The volume is measured by centrifugation in a tube with graduated markings, or with automated blood cell counters. It is an indicator of erythrocyte status in disease. For example, ANEMIA shows a low value; POLYCYTHEMIA, a high value.	Erythrocyte Volume, Packed,Packed Red-Cell Volume,Erythrocyte Volumes, Packed,Hematocrits,Packed Erythrocyte Volume,Packed Erythrocyte Volumes,Packed Red Cell Volume,Packed Red-Cell Volumes,Red-Cell Volume, Packed,Red-Cell Volumes, Packed,Volume, Packed Erythrocyte,Volume, Packed Red-Cell,Volumes, Packed Erythrocyte,Volumes, Packed Red-Cell
D000704	Analysis of Variance	A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable.	ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia