Thesis
Cardiac sympathetic neural signalling in hypertension
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The work presented in this thesis examines the role of cardiac sympathetic signalling in the development and maintenance of hypertension in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR); and the role the norepinephrine re-uptake transporter (NET) plays in the sympathetic phenotype during hypertension.
Chapter One: reviews (i) cardiac impairment observed in hypertension, (ii) the mechanisms underlying sympathetic neurotransmission and signal termination, (iii) the structure, functi...
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British Heart Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Deposit date:
- 2015-10-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Shanks, J
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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