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Rats, Inbred Dahl MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Rats, Inbred Dahl
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.050.199.520.760.165
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.635.505.700.400.165
Unique ID
D020303
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020303
Annotation
NIM with no qualifiers when experimental animal
Scope Note
Inbred rats derived from Sprague-Dawley rats and used for the study of salt-dependent hypertension. Salt-sensitive and salt-resistant strains have been selectively bred to show the opposite genetically determined blood pressure responses to excess sodium chloride ingestion.
Entry Term(s)
Dahl Hypertensive Rats
Dahl Rat
Dahl Rats
Dahl Salt-Resistant Rats
Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat
Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats
Previous Indexing
Rats (1980-1981)
Rats, Inbred Strains (1982-1998)
Public MeSH Note
1999
History Note
1999
Date Introduced
1999/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Rats, Inbred Dahl Preferred
Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats Narrower
Dahl Salt-Resistant Rats Narrower
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