The effect of prenatal diet and glucocorticoids on growth and systolic blood pressure in the rat

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 235-240

  Gardner, David S ^a,c   Jackson, Alan A ^a   Langley Evans, Simon C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREEDING; DIET; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS;

EID: 0032061301     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19980037     Document Type: Article

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