Chronic maternal undernutrition in the rat leads to delayed postnatal growth and elevated blood pressure of offspring

Pediatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 438-443

  Woodall, S M ^a   Johnston, B M ^a   Breier, B H ^a   Gluckman, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL DISEASE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029787229     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199609000-00012     Document Type: Article

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