Human fetal kidney morphometry during gestation and the relationship between weight, kidney morphometry and plasma active renin concentration at birth

Clinical Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-175

  Konje, Justin C ^a   Bell, Stephen C ^a   Morton, James J ^b   De Chazal, Richard ^a   Taylor, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetuses; Gestational age; Hypertension; Kidneys; Renin

Indexed keywords

RENIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MORPHOMETRICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0029777997     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0910169     Document Type: Article

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