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Origin
A double congenic strain made by introducing segments of chromosome 1 and 18 from SHRSP/Izm into SHR/Izm.
Strain characteristics
Hypertension (as severe as SHR rat)
This rat develops a stroke caused by salt loading at an early stage.
References
Yamagata K, Yamamoto M, Kawakami K, Ohara H, Nabika T.
Arginine vasopressin regulated ASCT1 expression in astrocytes from stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats and congenic SHRpch1_18 rats.
Neuroscience. 267:277-285, 2014.