THE PLASMA CATECHOLAMINE AND MYOCARDIAL ADRENOCEPTORS OF SUSCEPTIBLE STRAIN OF RAT DURING CHRONIC HYPOXIA

Hilltop Sprague Dawley (HT) rats were considered as a good model to investigate the mechanism of mountain sickness. They showed severe pulmonary hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy, polycythemia and even right ventricular fail-