Hypertension induced by foetal exposure to a maternal low-protein diet, in the rat, is prevented by pharmacological blockade of maternal glucocorticoid synthesis

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 537-544

  Langley Evans, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Hypertension; Metyrapone; Pregnancy; Rat

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; METYRAPONE; PROTEIN; PYRUVATE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEANING;

EID: 0030975923     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715050-00010     Document Type: Article

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