On Elastin in Aorta of SHRSP

Abstract

is a major component of the arterial wall and there seems to be a close relationship between elastin and hypertension and hypertensive arterial disease. As one of the methods of clarifying the character of these diseases in SHRSP , elastin was isolated from aortas and its amino acid composition was examined. Materials and Methods: Male SHRSP and Wistar-Kyoto rats as control were used mainly for this study .