SEARCH Articles Figures Tables Systolic blood pressures in Zucker rats. Rats were fed the control diet for 8 weeks. During the feeding period of the semi-synthetic diets, the systolic blood pressure of each animal was measured every week by the indirect tail cuff method. Values are expressed as mean standard error for 6 rats. Open circle and open column, control group closed circle and closed column, CLA group. shows significant difference at P 0.05. [Publishers Imprint] See Also: Systolic blood pressures in Zucker rats. Rats were fed the control diet for 8 weeks. During the feeding period of the semi-synthetic diets, the systolic blood pressure of each animal was measured every week by the indirect tail cuff method. Values are expressed as mean standard error for 6 rats. Open circle and open column, control group closed circle and closed column, CLA group. shows significant difference at P 0.05.